 The film earned $ 54 @.@ 5 million in 35 markets on its opening weekend . It set a Pixar opening weekend record in Latin America with revenues of $ 31 @.@ 7 million . In Argentina , the film set an opening weekend record among all films with $ 5 @.@ 49 million . In Australia , where it had a simultaneous release with Despicable Me 2 , Monsters University debuted behind the latter with $ 3 @.@ 56 million in third place . In Hong Kong , the film set opening @-@ day ( HK $ 5 @.@ 03 million ) , single @-@ day ( HK $ 7 @.@ 93 million ) and opening @-@ weekend ( HK $ 25 @.@ 79 million ) records among animated films , beating the previous record holder , Toy Story 3 . In the UK , the film topped the box office during its opening weekend with a gross of GB £ 3 @.@ 46 million . The film 's largest opening occurred in China , where its $ 13 million debut ranked fourth among Disney films . The film 's highest @-@ grossing markets are Japan ( $ 90 @.@ 1 million ) , the UK , Ireland , and Malta ( $ 47 @.@ 2 million ) , and Mexico ( $ 37 @.@ 6 million ) . 
