Beauty and the beast approaches $1billion mark after two weeks in theaters

It’s keeps getting better for Beauty and the beast remake, as the Disney’s live-action has ranked $88.3million sales in its second week of release to take its total worldwide haul to $690.3million.

At this rate, it is well on course to surpass the $1billion mark, a remarkable feat considering it was made on a $160million budget.

The movie which stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Luke Evans has faced censure in certain countries following what has been described as a ‘gay scene’ and prior to release, the Henagar theatre in Alabama announced it won’t screen the movie.