"Big
Hero
6" has
scored
a
new
achievement
as
it
has
been
named
the
highest-grossing
animated
movie
of
2014,
taking
in
USD
620
million
globally.
The
Oscar-winning
movie
earned
a
total
of
USD
221
million
in
the
US
alone,
thus
becoming
Walt
Disney
Animation
Studios'
third
biggest
domestic
release
of
all
time.
Even
greater,
the
film's
worldwide
total
has
successfully
surpassed
that
of
"Tangled",
making
it
the
studio's
third
biggest
global
release
after
"Frozen
(2013)" and
"The
Lion
King".
In
China,
"Big
Hero
6"
has
become
Disney's
biggest
animated
release,
earning
USD
51
million
since
being
released
in
the
country
on
February
28.
In
foreign
markets
Korea,
Russia,
and
Japan,
meanwhile,
the
big
screen
feature
became
the
second
biggest
animated
release
by
Disney,
grossing
more
than
$75
million
in
the
so-called
"Land
of
the
Rising
Sun".
In
Malaysia,
Vietnam,
Thailand,
and
Indonesia,
it
was
the
top
animated
release
of
all
time.
Based
on
Marvel
comics
of
the
same
name,
"Big
Hero
6"
tells
the
story
of
"the
special
bond
that
develops
between
Baymax,
a
plus-sized
inflatable
robot,
and
prodigy
Hiro
Hamada
as
they
team
up
with
a
group
of
friends
to
form
a
band
of
high-tech
heroes."
The
film,
directed
by
Don
Hall
and
Chris
Williams,
debuted
in
theaters
on
November
7,
2014
and
won
the
Academy
Award
for
Best
Animated
Feature
Film
last
month.