Beauty and the Beast (musical) tale. In 1995, some of Hould-Ward's costumes, namely Lumiere, were put on display in Nordstrom stores. Meanwhile, Belle and the Beast's ballroom costumes were exhibited at Westside Pavilion, and Mrs. Potts and LeFou appeared at South Coast Plaza. Largely due to audience reception, "Beauty and the Beast" remains one of Broadway's biggest successes of the current era. "Beauty and the Beast" established itself as a musical that could survive on Broadway despite its unenthusiastic reviews. Several detractors had thought that musicals like "Beauty and the Beast" would be a one-time event, but the results ultimately turned out to be quite
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) Beast" was the most successful animated Disney film release, and the first animated film to reach $100 million in the United States and Canada in its initial run.<ref name="http://www.thetech.org/about-us/media-room/disneys-animated-beauty-and-beast-celebrates-10th-anniversary-worldwide-large"></ref> In its IMAX re-release, it earned $25.5 million in North America and $5.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $31 million. It also earned $9.8 million from its 3D re-release overseas. During the opening weekend of its North American 3D re-release in 2012, "Beauty and the Beast" grossed $17.8 million, coming in at the No. 2 spot, behind "Contraband", and achieved the highest opening weekend for an animated