Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.”
Disney
It was all feast and no famine on the Thanksgiving field workplace this yr.
The tag-team of Disney’s “Moana 2,” Common’s “Depraved” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” pushed the five-day Thanksgiving vacation to its largest haul in cinematic historical past — an estimated $420 million as of Sunday.
“An ideal storm of Thanksgiving field workplace, powered by a trio of movies from the musical, epic drama, and household movie genres, has arrived on the most advantageous second to reinvigorate the theatrical market after a post-summer malaise,” mentioned Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.
“Moana 2” led the body with $221 million for the five-day interval, a major overperformance in comparison with the $100 million box office analysts had initially expected. It marked the very best Thanksgiving weekend efficiency of a movie ever, beating out 2019’s “Frozen II” which snared $125 million throughout the interval.
“Depraved” continued to soar with $117.5 million in estimated ticket gross sales for the vacation, bringing its whole home haul to $262.42 million. It’s now the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation of all time on the home field workplace. Globally, the movie stands at $359.2 million after 10 days in theaters.
“Gladiator II” added $44 million to the Thanksgiving whole. It has snared an estimated $111.2 million in home ticket gross sales throughout its first 10 days in theaters and $320 million globally since opening internationally earlier this month.
“There isn’t a scarcity of phrases to explain the historic weekend we have seen unfold at film theaters,” mentioned Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founding father of Field Workplace Principle. “When one movie exceeds expectations in the best way ‘Moana 2’ has, that alone is a giant story. When fellow tentpole movies like ‘Depraved’ and ‘Gladiator II’ excel on the similar time, it is a highly effective reminder of the significance moviegoing continues to carry in our tradition.”
The Thanksgiving vacation haul hasn’t topped $200 million since 2019, in accordance with information from Comscore. And, previous to this weekend, just one Thanksgiving interval had surpassed $300 million.
The earlier report was held by 2018′s slate, which was led by “Ralph Breaks the Web,” “Creed II” and “Unbelievable Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” These titles helped generate $315 million in ticket gross sales mixed.
This yr’s overperformance on the field workplace throughout the Thanksgiving interval has additionally helped slim the hole between 2024 and 2023’s hauls. The 2024 field workplace was hit exhausting following twin labor strikes in Hollywood the earlier yr, which halted manufacturing and pushed most of the main blockbuster releases to 2025 and past.
Heading into this vacation interval, the 2024 field workplace was down 11% in comparison with the earlier yr’s numbers. Now, it is simply 6.4% behind, in accordance with information from Comscore.
Disclosure: Comcast is the dad or mum firm of NBCUniversal and CNBC. NBCUniversal distributed “Depraved” and owns “Fandango.”
