We already knew that United Artists and MGM’s animated retelling of The Addams Family (read our review) was a monstrous success, but a quick check at the recent box office numbers reveal it’s actually a huge hit.
The last time we reported on the film, it was targeting $100M worldwide. This weekend, it shot past $175M globally and is settings its sights on $200M, albeit unlikely to reach the moon.
The kicker here is that The Addams Family, which acts as a prequel that tells the origins of the family moving into their spooky mansion, cost only $25M to produce. No wonder a sequel was quickly put into development and dated for 2021.
In the film, Charlize Theron voices Morticia Addams and Oscar Isaac is voicing Gomez Addams, with Chloe Grace Moretz as Wednesday Addams. The cast also includes Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley Addams, Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester, Bette Midler as Grandmama, Allison Janney as Margaux Needler, and Elsie Fisher as Parker Needler, the daughter of Margaux.