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'Frozen': Why kids can't 'Let It Go'

By Nadia Kounang, CNN

Updated 1:14 PM ET, Tue August 1, 2017

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Olaf from "Frozen" is the subject of a short film fans didn't love. "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was running before showings of "Coco" and<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/entertainment/olaf-frozen-short/index.html" target="_blank"> there was speculation the run was ended because of audience complaints. </a>"Frozen" was more of a phenomenon. Here's a look at some of the interesting numbers the project racked up as of 2014.
Photos: 'Frozen' by the numbers
Olaf from "Frozen" is the subject of a short film fans didn't love. "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was running before showings of "Coco" and there was speculation the run was ended because of audience complaints. "Frozen" was more of a phenomenon. Here's a look at some of the interesting numbers the project racked up as of 2014.
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The soundtrack for "Frozen," driven by such songs as "Let It Go" and "For the First Time in Forever," had sold 3 million copies by the summer of 2014, making it one of the top-performing albums of the year.
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The soundtrack for "Frozen," driven by such songs as "Let It Go" and "For the First Time in Forever," had sold 3 million copies by the summer of 2014, making it one of the top-performing albums of the year.
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"Frozen" has also accumulated a box office tally of more than $1.27 billion, including $873 million internationally. That's a heck of a return on the film's budget, which was $150 million. The story was based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Snow Queen."
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"Frozen" has also accumulated a box office tally of more than $1.27 billion, including $873 million internationally. That's a heck of a return on the film's budget, which was $150 million. The story was based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Snow Queen."
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"Frozen" spent two weekends as the US box office's No. 1 movie and 16 weeks in the top 10.
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"Frozen" spent two weekends as the US box office's No. 1 movie and 16 weeks in the top 10.
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DVD and Blu-ray sales have been just as outstanding. The film has sold 7.6 million DVDs and another 6.5 million on Blu-ray.
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DVD and Blu-ray sales have been just as outstanding. The film has sold 7.6 million DVDs and another 6.5 million on Blu-ray.
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The awards haven't just been financial. "Frozen" won two Oscars, including best animated feature. It was accepted by producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck.
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The awards haven't just been financial. "Frozen" won two Oscars, including best animated feature. It was accepted by producer Peter Del Vecho and directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck.
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Robert Lopez, right, became the youngest EGOT recipient -- the winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony -- when he won the best original song Oscar for "Let It Go." He co-wrote the song with his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
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Robert Lopez, right, became the youngest EGOT recipient -- the winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony -- when he won the best original song Oscar for "Let It Go." He co-wrote the song with his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
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The voices of Kristen Bell (Anna, left) and Idina Menzel (Elsa) are all over the "Frozen" soundtrack, which spent 13 weeks at the top of Billboard's album chart.
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The voices of Kristen Bell (Anna, left) and Idina Menzel (Elsa) are all over the "Frozen" soundtrack, which spent 13 weeks at the top of Billboard's album chart.
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"Let It Go" proved the runaway hit of the film. The song has been <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yovT1NbUik" target="_blank">dubbed into 43 languages.</a>
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"Let It Go" proved the runaway hit of the film. The song has been dubbed into 43 languages.
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