Finding Dory has proved that fish have more pulling power than ogres by beating Shrek 2 to become the highest-grossing animated movie in the US ever.
The sequel has remained at the top of the US box office for its first four weeks after scoring the biggest domestic opening for an animated movie ($136.2 million).
Pixar’s follow-up to 2003’s Finding Nemo has raked in a massive $445.5 million at the US box office since its release on 17 June, surpassing Shrek 2’s $441.2 million in 2004.
Internationally, Finding Dory is approaching the $1 billion milestone, with a current worldwide gross of $721.7 million.