Rovio Entertainment says that "The Angry Birds Movie" launch set a record May opening for an original animated film. Box office receipts were especially high over the weekend in Russia, the UK, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.
Based on Rovio's popular Angry Birds game, the film is the biggest-budget Finnish movie production ever, and is scheduled for distribution in 74 countries.
Next weekend the movie launches in the United States, China and South Korea.