
“Ice Age” had been projected to gross around $40 million for the weekend, according to Paul Dergarabedian, president of ’s box office division. Overall the animated series, which was produced for Fox by its Blue Sky Studios, has collected $1.9 billion in worldwide ticket sales, according to ticket tracking website Box Office Mojo. The biggest opening in the series was 2006’s “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” which grossed $68 million in its first weekend.



Featuring the voice of comedian Ray Romano as the warm-hearted mammoth Manny and John Leguizamo as Sid the fast-talking sloth, the 3D film’s opening weekend beat forecasts and topped the debut of the most recent movie in the series, 2009’s “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” which opened to $42 million.
