Ratatouille' Races Past the $600 Million Mark at the Worldwide Box Office

Not bad for a movie that some so-called "Disney expert" considered as a "disappointment" (we won't name names).

As expected, Ratatouille breezed by the $600 million mark at the worldwide box office. The numbers are impressive no matter how you look at it.

The film's worldwide cume climbed to $602.6 million over the latest three-day period (11/16-18/07). With its international gross-to-date of $396.5 million, "Ratatouille" now stands as the fifth most popular film released this year and the top grossing non-sequel. The film ranks as the #1 animated release in 17 international territories and is the #1 film of the year (including all categories) in France. The film is expected to pass the $400 million international plateau sometime during the week, making it the sixth release from Disney (live-action or animated) to achieve this milestone. Amongst all animated titles ever released in industry history, "Ratatouille" is only the third non-sequel to cross this threshold. "Ratatouille" also becomes the ninth release from Disney to pass the $600 million global mark, an achievement unmatched by any other Studio. Domestically, "Ratatouille" has posted an impressive gross-to-date of $206.1 million.

What's left is to root for it during the upcoming awards season.

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