According to the "Variety" report, the 20th Century Fox's 3D animation film "Ice Age 3", which was simultaneously released globally on July 1, 2008, became the number one box office on Wednesday's premiere day, and became the premiere day of an animation in history on Wednesday. At the top of the box office, the previous record was $11.8 million created by "Shrek 2" on May 19, 2004.
According to preliminary estimates, "Ice Age 3" earned $13.8 million in 3,993 theaters across the United States on Wednesday, surpassing the $10.9 million in "Transformers 2" that day.
"Ice Age 3" is simultaneously released in most countries and regions around the world, but the box office performance varies. For example, "Ice Age 3" received only 4 million Taiwan dollars () in Taiwan, China on Wednesday . However, in Hong Kong, China, "Ice Age 3" collected 3.76 million Hong Kong dollars ($) on the day of its premiere , becoming the highest grossing animation ever premiered in Hong Kong (), and it was also 20. Century Fox film has the highest box office premiere in Hong Kong.
