Moana 2 wins the weekend box office leading a solid holiday
Moana 2 won the weekend box office with an impressive $135.5 million domestically. It opened earlier in the week and already has grossed $221 million. Internationally, the movie has also grossed $165.3 million for a worldwide gross of $386.3 million. It’s already in the top ten domestic gross for the year.
Moana debuted in 2016 with $56.6 million domestically, about $74.4 million in today’s dollars and went on to gross $643.3 million worldwide.
Wicked slipped to second place with $80 million to lift its domestic gross to $262.4 million. Over the week, the film also gross $46.6 million internationally where it has now grossed $96.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $359.3 million.
Gladiator II came in third place with $30.7 million domestically and now has grossed $111.2 million since its opening. Over the week, it also grossed $43.3 million internationally and now has grossed $208.8 million since its opening. Worldwide, the movie has earned a little over $320 million.
Red One was fourth with $12.9 million domestically where it has now grossed $76.1 million. Internationally, the movie added $8.4 million over the week to bring that to $72.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $148.7 million.
Rounding out the top five was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It added $3.3 million to its domestic total which is now a little over $32 million. Internationally, it has grossed $120,463. Worldwide, the movie has grossed a little over $32.1 million.
In comic film news…
Venom: The Last Dance added $2.2 million to its domestic total which is now $137.9 million. Internationally, it grossed $7.7 million to bring that to $330.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $468.2 million.
Transformers One remained at $59.1 million domestically. It also remained at $69.8 million internationally. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $128.9 million. With a budget between $75-147 million, the film’s success will be debated and will rely heavily on toy sales to truly determine.
Deadpool & Wolverine grossed a little over the week but the domestic total remains at $636.7 million. Internationally, the movie gained a bit and is now a little over $701.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.338 billion.
My Hero Academia: You’re Next is still just over $5 million domestically. The film gained about $300,000 over the week and is now at $27 million internationally. Worldwide the total is a little over $32 million.
Joker: Folie à Deux‘s domestic gross remained $58.3 million. Internationally the film remained at $148.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just over $206.4 million.
Bocchi the Rock! Re: remained at $167,948 domestically and has grossed $3.4 million internationally for a worldwide total of $3.5 million.
The Crow‘s domestic total remained unchanged with being just under $9.3 million. Internationally, the movie gained a little and is now just over $14.7 million. The worldwide total is now just under $24 million.
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi remained at about $1.9 million domestically and remained unchanged internationally to for that total to remain steady at $12.4 million for a worldwide total of $14.3 million.
Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle remained just under $7.1 million domestically and 1nternationally it remained at $93.2 million for a worldwide gross of $100.3 million.
The week’s overall box office success…
Numbers have 51 films earning $276,753,489 from 23,795 theaters. That’s a massive increase from the previous weekend’s $202,361,619 from 26,805 theaters and 44 films. The average earning was $11,630.74 which is a big bump from the previous weekend’s $7,549.40.








