Moana 2 has beaten both Wicked and Gladiator II at the box office over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend.
Per Deadline, Moana 2 made $135.5 million during its opening weekend; although, the movie technically opened on Wednesday and therefore made $221 million during its five-day opening Thanksgiving weekend. This surpasses Frozen II’s $130.3 million three-day opening, which previously held the record for the best opening weekend for a Walt Disney Animation film.
Wicked and Gladiator II, both of which are now in their second week of release, still held strong, as Wicked made an additional $117.5 million over the five-day weekend and Gladiator II made $44 million.
There are few movies coming out this coming weekend that will likely prove to be much of a challenge at the box office, as A24’s Y2K and the Frank Grillo-starring Werewolves likely won’t do huge numbers and the Amy Adams Nightbitch movie is only opening in limited release. Expect to see Moana 2, Wicked, and Gladiator II continue to rule.
Box Office Results: Domestic Top 10
1). Moana 2 (Dis) 4200 theaters, Wed $57.5M Thu $28M Fri $54.5M Sat $50.5M Sun $30.5M 3-day $135.5M 5-day $221M/Wk 1
2). Wicked (Uni) 3,888 theaters, Wed $20.4M Thu $17M Fri $32M Sat $29.4M Sun $18.6M 3-day $80M (-29%), 5-day $117.5M/Total $262.4M/Wk 2
3). Gladiator II (Par) 3,580 theaters, Wed $6.6M Thu $6.7M Fri $12.4M Sat $11.7M Sun $6.6M 3-day $30.7M (-44%), 5-day $44M, Total $111.2M/Wk 2
4). Red One (AMZ MGM) 3432 (-600) theaters, Wed $2.8M Thu $3M Fri $4.8M Sat $4.8M Sun $3.1M 3-day $12.896M (-2%), 5-day $18.7M, Total $76M/Wk 3
5). The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (LG) 1,779 (-500) theaters, Wed $840K Thu $740K Fri $1.35M Sat $1.15M Sun $770K 3-day $3.27M (+2%) 5-day $4.85M Total $32M/Wk 4
6). Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (Angel) 1,800 (-100) theaters, Wed $500K Thu $540K Fri $918K Sat $825K Sun $660K 3-day $2.4M (-60%) 5-day $3.44M Total $9.7M/Wk 2
7). Venom: The Last Dance (Sony) 1,716 theaters, Wed $500K Thu $486K Fri $815K Sat $905K Sun $480 K 3-day $2.2M (-45%) 5-day $3.1M Total $137.8M/Wk 6
8). Heretic (A24) 660 (-962) theaters, Wed $278K Thu $292K Fri $338K Sat $359K Sun $258K 3-day $956K (-55%) 5-day $1.5M Total $26.8M/Wk 4
9). The Wild Robot (Uni) 935 theaters Wed $180K Thu $180K Fri $260K Sat $250K Sun $160K 3-day $670K (-68%) 5-day $1M Total $142.4M/Wk 10
10). A Real Pain (SL) 505 theaters Wed $115K Thu $120K Fri $236K Sat $253K Sun 3-day $665K (-38%) 5-day $900K Total $6.1M/Wk 5
