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Disney Pixar’s latest animated release Incredible 2 has opened to a mammoth response at the American box office. The film raked in humongous $ 180 million in its opening weekend in the USA. With this collections, it has become the highest opening weekend grosser for an animated film beating Pixar’s own Finding Dory which had earned Rs $ 135 million at the ticket windows. Incredibles 2 has turned out to be the 8th biggest opener of all time in the country.
Directed by Brad Bird, the film stars Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Samuel L Jackson, Huck Milner, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener and Jonathan Bank in pivotal roles. In India, the film is set to hit the screens this Friday and one of the actresses of Bollywood Kajol has given a voice to one of the primary characters in its Hindi dubbed version. Talking about it, Kajol earlier said, “Incredibles 2 brings to us a heartwarming tale of a family that is like us. But yet they are different. There were so many moments in the story that I could relate with and I knew I had to join the fun.”
On getting Kajol on board, Bikram Duggal, Head – Studio Entertainment, Disney India, said: “The wonderful stories and lovable characters from Disney.Pixar have always held a special place in the hearts of millions of Indian fans. With Kajol as Helen aka Elastigirl, ‘Incredibles 2’ will definitely appeal to newer audiences and families-at-large.”
The film is slated to release in India on June 22 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
