'Frozen' becomes fifth highest-grossing film in box office history

Since its release in November 2013, Disney's seasonal animated feature has brought in over $1.2 billion (RM3.85 billion) in theaters worldwide, placing it ahead of Iron Man 3 in the ranking of the most lucrative blockbusters at the global box office.

Thanks to its popularity with Japanese moviegoers, Frozen is still putting money in Disney's coffers six months after its premiere. As of May 25, the movie had earned a cumulative total of $1,219,179,972 in theaters.

This impressive result makes Frozen the fifth highest grossing feature in the history of the box office.

The story of Anna and her sister Elsa overtook Iron Man 3 which grossed $1.215 billion during its run in theaters. At the top of the podium are Avatar ($2.7 billion), Titanic ($1.8 billion), The Avengers ($1.5 billion) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ($1.3 billion).

Frozen has also become Disney's highest-grossing feature -- another title taken from Iron Man 3 -- and the only animated feature among the top 10 highest-grossing films at the worldwide box office.

However, Frozen is not the only animated movie to break the symbolic $1 billion barrier at the box office: Toy Story 3, in 12th place overall, grossed $1.063 billion in theaters.