Since its November release, the film has made $1.07 billion worldwide. Previously, Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 3" held the record with $1.06 billion at theaters.
That figure made Disney's 53d animated picture one of the highest-grossing movies at the box office ever edging out "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
Here's a look at the highest-grossing movies ever at theaters via BoxOfficeMojo:
Movie
Release
Worldwide
Studio
1. "Avatar"*
2009
$2.8 billion
Fox
2. "Titanic"*
1997
$2.2 billion
Paramount
3. "The Avengers"
2012
$1.5 billion
Disney
4. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II"
2011
$1.3 billion
Warner Bros.
5. "Iron Man 3"
2013
$1.2 billion
Disney
6. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
2011
$1.123 billion
Paramount
7. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"*
2003
$1.12 billion
Warner Bros.
8. "Skyfall"
2012
$1.11 billion
Sony Pictures/MGM
9. "The Dark Knight Rises"
2012
$1.08 billion
Warner Bros.
10. "Frozen"
2013
$1.07 billion
Disney
*Indicates films that were re-released in theaters.
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