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 The animated adventure soared past the previous Thanksgiving
benchmark held by 2013's "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and
its $109 million bounty between the Wednesday and Sunday holiday
frame. Like, "Frozen 2," the "Hunger Games" sequel opened a week
ahead of Thanksgiving.
After two weekends in theaters, "Frozen 2" is nearing the $300
million mark in North America with ticket sales currently at a
massive $287 million. "Frozen 2" made $130 million in its
inaugural outing, cementing a new high-water mark for Disney
Animation.
Though "Frozen 2" earned a turkey's share of grosses, two new
movies successfully served as counter-programming against
Disney's all-audience tentpole and carved out solid box office
receipts.
Propelled by critical raves and audience adoration to match,
Lionsgate's "Knives Out," a murder mystery directed by Rian
Johnson, launched ahead of expectations, securing second place
on domestic charts with $27 million over the weekend and $41.7
million between Wednesday and Sunday. Heading into the weekend,
the whodunit starring Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis and Chris
Evans was projected to earn $20 million to $25 million in its
first five days of release. The movie cost $40 million and looks
to be a triumph for original content at multiplexes.
Fellow new release, Universal and Makeready's "Queen and Slim,"
looks to be another win in favor of original fare. The romantic
drama starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith opened at
No. 5, collecting $11.7 million over the weekend and $15.8
million over the five-day holiday period. Directed by Melina
Matsoukas and written by Lena Waithe, "Queen and Slim" carries a
roughly $20 million price tag. Over 50% of opening weekend
crowds were African America, while 24% were Caucasian, 15% were
Hispanic and 3% were Asian. More than 60% of ticket buyers were
over the age of 25.
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Holdovers including Disney-Fox's "Ford v Ferrari" and Sony's "A
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." Matt Damon and Christian Bale's
sports drama, now in its third outing, earned $13 million over the
weekend and $19 million during the five-days, propelling its
domestic tally to $81 million. Tom Hanks' feel-good film about
Mister Rogers made $12 million over the traditional weekend and
$17.6 million over the holidays. After two weeks of release, "A
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" has generated $34 million.
While this Thanksgiving didn't best last year's $315 million
benchmark, the holiday is already helping offset what has otherwise
been a bleak November at the box office. Heading into the long
weekend, overall ticket sales were behind over 7%, according to
Comscore. Now, box office receipts are down by 5.6%.
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