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Summary Disney princess has ascended to box-office throne with No. 1 debut for Pixar Animation's Brave.
The latest from the makers of WALL-E, Finding Nemo and the Toy Story movies opened with $66.7 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. Brave added $13.5 million in 10 overseas markets for a worldwide start of $80.2 million.Featuring a feisty Scottish princess, Brave was the first of Disneys Pixar animations with a female protagonist. And it left American hero Abraham Lincoln in the dust.The 20th Century Fox action tale Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter opened far back at No. 3 with $16.5 million, behind Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted.DreamWorks Animations animated Madagascar sequel had been No. 1 for two weekends and added $20.2 million to raise its domestic total to $157.6 million.Brave is the 13th-straight Pixar release to open at No. 1 since Toy Story launched Hollywoods age of computer animation in 1995.Their track record is just unbelievable, said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. The Pixar brand just carries so much weight with the audience, it doesnt matter almost what the story is about if it has the Pixar name.The weekends other new wide release, Steve Carell and Keira Knightleys apocalyptic romance Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, misfired with just $3.8 million, debuting at No. 10.
