Up Reaches the Top in the US

After delighting Cannes as the festival’s opening film, Disney/Pixar’s tenth animated feature Up also conquered US cinemas.

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With a weekend box office of $68.2 million, Up went straight to the top of the US cinema charts. It marked the third-best US opening for a Disney/Pixar film after Finding Nemo in 2003 and The Incredibles in 2004, and the best opening for a 3D film to date. The film opened in 3,766 cinemas, with 1,534 locations screening it in Disney Digital 3D.

The film opens in Germany on September 17.

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