Frozen becomes highest-grossing Disney animated film of all time
The success of the film's soundtrack has been key
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Frozen’s stellar performance in cinemas has helped it surpass The Lion King and become the most successful Disney-produced animated film ever.
The movie has now taken $712.3 million (£434.7 million) at the box office worldwide, according to the Wall Street Journal, though the record does not account for inflation or re-releases.
Much of its success can be attributed to the original soundtrack, which has proved the biggest talking point and stormed to the top of the US Billboard charts, expected to block even Beyonce from the No.1 spot this week.
Frozen also earned a Golden Globe on Sunday night, and is set for further box office success given that it is still yet to open in several major markets, including China.
Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen, Frozen has helped Disney step out of Pixar’s shadow, the computer animation studio which has been responsible for so many of its successes in recent years, including Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo.
Disney has two more animated films set for release in 2014, a Planes sequel called Fire & Rescue and Marvel Comics superhero movie Big Hero 6.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments