NORTH AMERICA: 'Big Hero 6' Passes $70M Mark After Leading on Veterans Day with $10.5M; 'Interstellar' Tops $60M After $6.9M Tuesday Take

By Daniel Garris

Disney's Big Hero 6 was up one spot and a strong 104 percent from Monday to move back into first place on Tuesday with $10.51 million. Veterans Day is traditionally a very strong day for family films and that was clearly the case yesterday for Big Hero 6. The 3D computer animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios surpassed the $70 million mark yesterday and has grossed $71.88 million in its first five days. That is in line with the film's lofty pre-release expectations and is an impressive 27 percent stronger than the $56.75 million five-day start of 2012's Wreck-It Ralph.

Paramount's Interstellar was down one spot from Monday to land in second with $6.90 million. The highly anticipated Christopher Nolan directed sci-fi film was up 31 percent over Monday, which represented one of the day's smaller daily percentage increases among wide releases. Interstellar surpassed the $60 million mark yesterday and has grossed $61.84 million after five days of wide release (and two additional days of limited release). The film is running a bit below expectations and 10 percent behind the $68.45 million five-day start of last year's Gravity. Whether or not Interstellar will able to display holding power similar of that to Gravity remains to be seen.

Sony's Fury held steady in third place with $1.05 million. The World War II film starring Brad Pitt increased 47 percent over Monday's performance and was down a slim 5 percent from last Tuesday. It should be reminded that last Tuesday's grosses in general were inflated as well from Election Day. Fury has grossed a solid $71.16 million in 26 days.

Fox's Gone Girl followed closely behind in fourth with $0.95 million. The critically acclaimed David Fincher directed film was up 44 percent over Monday and up 6 percent over last Tuesday. Gone Girl continues to impress with $147.14 million in 40 days and is now just $2.86 million away from reaching the $150 million domestic mark.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day rounded out the day's top five with $0.89 million. The family film from Disney was up a massive 122 percent over Monday and down 6 percent from last Tuesday. Alexander surpassed the $60 million mark yesterday and has grossed $60.54 million in 33 days.