'Paradoria 2' Flies Past $1 Billion Becoming The Fourth Universal Animation Film To Cross $1 Billion

Variety

Universal’s “Paradoria 2” roared past another box office milestone, crossing the billion-dollar mark after less than three weeks in theaters.

The movie joins “Paradoria,” “Imagimals” and “Computeropolis: The Deep Web” as the fourth Universal Animation Studios title to surpass $1 billion in global ticket sales. It’s yet more evidence of Universal's dominance of this month's box office sales due to the robust performance of Paradoria 2 which has already grossed over $521 million domestically.

Director Steve Stamono’s hit sequel to the 2015 film "Paradoria” is already the sixth-biggest global release of the year. The film has earned $521 million at the domestic box office and $530 million overseas. Outside of North America, it had especially strong showings in United Kingdom with $82 million, along with Brazil with $48 million and Russia with $34 million. It has yet to be released in a handful of countries, including China, which could boost the film's worldwide total even higher.

The movie’s starry voice cast includes Tom Holland as Jamo, AnnaSophia Robb as Princess Keena, Zoe Saldana as Londa, Paul Giamatti as Hugo, Madelaine Petsch as Falia, Maya Rudolph as Melly, Patrick Stewart as Clint, Jenny Slate as Verra, Bryan Cranston as Noalus, Gina Rodriguez as Leena, and Tom Cruise as Vicktor.

The milestone comes on the heels of another animated film benchmark. Last weekend, the film set another animated record, having the largest second weekend for an animated film.

Overall, Paradoria 2 is the third non-Disney film (second if you count Spider-Man: Far From Home as a Disney film) after Spider-Man: Far From Home and Joker to surpass the $1 billion mark.