As the box office’s final figures were released on Monday, it was discovered that Ice Age: The Meltdown domestically grossed $68 million, short of the $70.5 million 20th Century Fox had been reporting. Slow ticket sales on Sunday were responsible for the variation, reports the Internet Movie Database. Hence, the film now owns the distinction of having the fourth-largest opening weekend for an animated film, rather than the second-largest one. Nonetheless, The Metldown took in $47.4 million overseas, greater than the $43.4 million Fox had estimated.
Ice Age sequel cools domestically, heats overseas