DreamWorks’ latest animated feature Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has yet to reach the last of its box office potential as the film has now $334 million in global earnings. In crossing the $300 million mark worldwide, the film becomes just the third animated feature film to do so in the pandemic era of cinema. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish joins fellow Universal titles Minions: The Rise of Gru and Sing 2 in achieving the aforementioned box office feat.
Having now grossed over $300 million worldwide, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish contributed a further $14.3M internationally to this total this weekend for a cumulative total of $193.3M, performing (Ex China) above Sing 2 at the same point and in line with Sing. As well as this, the animated sequel has now surpassed the reported international box office (Ex China) of 2017’s Ferdinand, a further indication of the film’s consistent and worldwide appeal. Domestically, the film stands at approximately $140 million.
The post-pandemic era of cinema and the era that preceded it hasn’t looked kindly upon a number of animated feature offerings. For example, Disney’s Strange World was released toward the dénouement of 2022 (November 23) and was a categorical box office failure, failing to reach $100 million worldwide. However, the Universal/DreamWorks offering of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has helped contribute to a 2022 success story for DreamWorks, with the studio out-grossing every Disney and Pixar Animation across the year, a first since 2008.
