Disney’s animation movie cost $175 million to get out of the gates, and it has returned $31 million in movie revenue in its first week.

A long run abroad, combined with some bad weather on the weekends could blow up the revenue numbers for A Christmas Carol going forward. The U.S. had a mild weekend this weekend which could have impacted Disney’s box office results.

CNN’s article noted The $175 million animated movie, which utilized performance-capture technology to allow Jim Carrey to play multiple roles from Charles Dickens’ beloved story, represented the best opening in director Robert Zemeckis’ career.

And even though ‘Carol’ performed a bit below expectations, the family film should hold up well in the coming weeks, especially since it’ll be playing on nearly 200 pricey IMAX screens until “Avatar” opens on December 18.

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