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 "Justice League" pulled in $60 million at 4,051
locations during the same timeframe. The superhero
action-adventure, the fifth in the DC Extended Universe, has
totaled $172 million in its first 10 days.
"Coco" posted for the third-best Thanksgiving holiday opening
ever, trailing three other Disney titles -- "Frozen" with $93
million in 2013, "Moana" with $82 million in 2017 and "Toy Story
3" with $80 million in 2010.
Audiences surveyed by comScore's PostTrak gave "Coco" strong
ratings with 66% calling it "excellent," and another 23% rating
it "very good." Surveys also showed 77% of viewers saying they
would "definitely recommend" the movie to friends and 20% saying
they would watch it again in a theater.
"Coco," directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian
Molina, is based on the traditions surrounding the Day of the
Dead holiday in Mexico and centers on a 12-year-old boy who
dreams of becoming a musician and explores his family history in
the Land of the Dead. The studio has not released a price for
the movie. Disney-Pixar titles are usually budgeted in the $175
million to $200 million range.
"Justice League," which teams up the DC characters in the same
manner as Disney-Marvel's superheroes, is already in the top 15
of titles released in 2017 and has opened with a B+ CinemaScore.
It's been the lowest performer among the DC Extended Universe.
"Wonder Woman" grossed $206.3 million in its first 10 days in
June and "Suicide Squad" took in $222.6 million in its first 10
days in August 2016.
Gal Gadot stars as Wonder Woman along with Ben Affleck as
Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra
Miller as the Flash, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg as the superheroes
team up to save the world. Warner Bros. has not disclosed the
production cost, which is believed to be as much as $300
million.
Lionsgate's family drama "Wonder" continued to show impressive
traction in third place with about $32 million at 3,140
locations for a 10-day total of more than $69 million. The film,
which stars Jacob Tremblay as a fifth grader with a facial
deformity, has a modest $20 million budget.
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Disney-Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" finished fourth with about $24
million at 3,281 sites, lifting its 24-day domestic total to $277
million. It's topped "Despicable Me 3" as the sixth-highest grosser
of 2017.
Fox's "Murder on the Orient Express" and Paramount's "Daddy's Home
2" tied for fifth over the five days, both with $18.6 million.
"Orient Express" has totaled $74.2 million domestically in its first
17 days while "Daddy's Home 2" has earned $72.7 million in the same
period.
Sony Classics saw stellar returns from its platform release of
coming-of-age drama "Call Me by Your Name" with $404,874 at four
venues in Los Angeles and New York since its Friday launch for an
impressive per-screen average of $101,219. That's the best limited
opening of 2017, topping the "Lady Bird" launch with $364,437 on
four screens, and the highest since "La La Land" opened with
$881,104 at five venues last December.
Focus Features' "Darkest Hour," starring Oldman as Winston
Churchill, opened strongly with a $248,000 at four theaters for the
five days. The well-reviewed film -- which centers on Chruchill's
early days as prime minister in 1940 with a possible Nazi invasion
of Britain looming -- is playing at the Arclight and Landmark in Los
Angeles and the Union Square and Lincoln Plaza in New York City.
The holiday weekend is one of the busiest moviegoing periods of the
year. According to comScore, this year's five-day Thanksgiving
weekend saw total grosses his $268 million -- $7.5 million better
than last year's when "Moana" opened with $82 million, and
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" taking in $65 million in
its second weekend.
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