On June 20, 2014, "Maleficent" opened in the mainland, with a box office of about 39 million on the first day, becoming the single-day box office champion, pulling down the "Godzilla" that has been in theaters for a week. The first day of Maleficent was less than 30%, which was less than a percentage point higher than that of "Godzilla", but the single-day box office of nearly 40 million was about 15 million more than the latter.
On August 24, 2014, Angelina Jolie's new work "Maleficent" reached the global box office of 747 million US dollars, surpassing her starring "Smiths" and became Julie's highest box office since filming. In the fourth week alone, Maleficent netted US$13 million at the US box office, which helped the film’s global box office reach 520 million US dollars, surpassing the global box office of the 2005 "Smiths" co-starring Julie and fiance Brad Pitt. 478 million US dollars, became a milestone film in Julie's acting career.
