Princess Anna and Queen Elsa thawed hearts around the globe in their triumphant return to the big screen over the weekend. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ music-infused Frozen 2 opened to a record $127 million in the U.S. and a fiery $223.3 million overseas from 37 markets for a massive worldwide start of $350.2 million, the No. 1 global debut ever for an animated title, not adjusted for inflation (many family films have a staggered rollout offshore). The pic opened well ahead of expectations, particularly overseas.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, November 24, are as follows:
# | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
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1 | Frozen 2 | Disney | $127,000,000 | 4,440 | $28,604 | $127,000,000 |
2 | Ford v. Ferrari | 20th Century Fox | $16,000,000 | 3,528 | $4,535 | $57,989,570 |
3 | Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, A | Sony | $13,500,000 | 3,235 | $4,173 | $13,500,000 |
4 | 21 Bridges | STX Entertainment | $9,300,000 | 2,665 | $3,490 | $9,300,000 |
5 | Midway | Lionsgate | $4,700,000 | 2,627 | $1,789 | $43,107,561 |
6 | Playing With Fire | Paramount | $4,615,000 | 2,760 | $1,672 | $31,621,647 |
7 | Good Liar, The | Warner Bros. | $3,375,000 | 2,454 | $1,375 | $11,765,794 |
8 | Charlie’s Angels | Sony | $3,175,000 | 3,452 | $920 | $13,940,592 |
9 | Last Christmas | Universal | $3,040,000 | 2,411 | $1,261 | $27,792,390 |
10 | Joker | Warner Bros. | $2,820,000 | 1,410 | $2,000 | $326,931,813 |
11 | Harriet | Focus Features | $2,310,000 | 1,346 | $1,716 | $36,004,055 |
12 | Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil | Disney | $2,000,000 | 1,605 | $1,246 | $108,923,058 |