Some posts may contain affiliate links which means our team could earn money if you purchase products from our site.
Beauty and the Beast 3D earned 2nd place this past weekend with $18.5 million falling just behind Contraband according to Entertainment Weekly. It is the largest January opening for an animated film topping 2006′s Hoodwinked.
Disney spent less than $10 million converting the 1991 classic to 3-D, so this kind of opening more than justifies the studio’s decision to re-release the musical.
It is good news for Disney’s future 3-D re-releases: Finding Nemo in September, and Monsters, Inc. and The Little Mermaid in 2013.
Did you see it this past weekend? Let us know in the comment box below.
