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Kraven the Hunter bombed in its debut this weekend, hunting down only $11 million to come in third behind Thanksgiving blockbusters Moana 2 and Wicked. The film marked Sony’s first attempt at an R rated superhero movie. Kraven replaced Madame Web as the worst start ever for a Sony-produced Marvel comic book movie and one of the worst for any pic based on a Marvel character.
The weekend’s other new major studio release, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, ranked fifth with almost $5 million. The Warner Bros. and New Line animated feature takes place far before the events of Lord of the Rings.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 15, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moana 2 | Disney | $26,621,000 | 4,000 | $6,655 | $337,516,469 | -48% |
| 2 | Wicked | Universal | $22,500,000 | 3,689 | $6,099 | $359,038,000 | -38% |
| 3 | Kraven the Hunter | Sony | $11,000,000 | 3,211 | $3,426 | $11,000,000 | |
| 4 | Gladiator II | Paramount | $7,800,000 | 3,224 | $2,419 | $145,935,000 | -38% |
| 5 | Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Warner Bros. | $4,600,000 | 2,602 | $1,768 | $4,600,000 | |
| 6 | Red One | Amazon MGM Studios | $4,478,811 | 3,003 | $1,491 | $92,684,000 | -36% |
| 7 | Interstellar (2024) (re) | Paramount | $3,315,000 | 321 | $10,327 | $11,781,000 | -28% |
| 8 | Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 | Prathyangira Cinemas | $1,628,824 | 665 | $2,449 | $12,794,452 | -68% |
| 9 | Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The | Lionsgate | $1,350,000 | 1,519 | $889 | $36,663,106 | -10% |
| 10 | Queer | A24 | $790,954 | 460 | $1,719 | $1,924,063 | 89% |
| 11 | Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto: Interstella 5555 | Trafalgar Releasing | $737,756 | 641 | $1,151 | $2,328,339 | |
| 12 | Y2K | A24 | $684,957 | 1,948 | $352 | $3,763,863 | -67% |
