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Disney’s “Moana 2,” Universal’s “Wicked,” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” combined to make the five-day Thanksgiving holiday period the biggest in cinematic history, reaping in an estimated $420 million.
Moana 2 led the way, bringing in $221 million, surpassing initial expectations of $100 million and marking the highest Thanksgiving weekend performance of a film ever, beating out 2019’s “Frozen II” which earned $125 million during the same period.
“Wicked”, the Broadway adaptation, continued to soar with an estimated $117.5 million in ticket sales, bringing its total domestic haul to $262.42 million, making it the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation of all time at the domestic box office. Globally, the film has earned $359.2 million after 10 days in theaters.
“Gladiator II” added $44 million to the total, bringing its estimated domestic total to $111.2 million and global total to $320 million since opening internationally earlier this month.
These results mark a perfect storm of success, with a trio of films from different genres powering the box office and reinvigorating the theatrical marketplace after a post-summer slump.
The record-breaking haul has also helped narrow the gap between 2024 and 2023’s box office revenue, which was initially down 11% but is now only 6.4% behind.