Finding Dory has set several new box office records on its opening weekend in US cinemas.
The much-anticipated Disney-Pixar sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo has had the biggest-ever opening weekend for an animated film, taking in an estimated $136.2 million.
Disney had predicted that the film would earn around $100 million over the weekend, but it surpassed all expectations to take the crown from previous record-holder Shrek the Third, which grossed $121.6 million in its opening weekend.
Finding Dory also broke records for the biggest single day at the box office for an animated movie for both Friday and Thursday, beating Shrek the Third and Minions respectively for those days.
The film also broke Pixar's own records, beating the opening weekend of Toy Story 3, which grossed $110 million when it was first released in 2010.
Finding Dory is also now the second-largest June opening in US cinema history. It's beaten only by last year's monster hit Jurassic World.
Finding Dory, which focuses on Dory going in search of her parents, features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks and Idris Elba. It will be released in Ireland on July 29.
