“Zootopia” hops over $1 billion global mark at box officeJune 6, 2016 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The bunnies of “Zootopia” just hopped over the $1 billion global mark at the box office, TheWrap reports. The Disney animated film — which is in its 17th week of release — has grossed $337.2 million domestically and $662.8 million internationally. It’s only the second movie of 2016 to cross the 10-figure threshold, the other being fellow Disney title “Captain America: Civil War.” The Mouse House now has 11 films in the elite $1 billion club, which boasts 26 members. “Zootopia” is only the fourth animated movie to hit that mark. The others include Disney juggernaut “Frozen” ($1.277 billion), Universal/Illumination’s “Minions” ($1.159 billion) and Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” ($1.063 billion), not accounting for inflation. “Zooptopia” is also a critical success, with a 98 percent “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Disney may soon find another hit with Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” which opens June 17. Its predecessor, “Finding Nemo.” fell just short of the $1 billion mark, taking in a still-impressive $930 million. Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |