Walt Disney Animation’s blockbuster Moana 2 continued to smash records in its second weekend, hitting an early global haul of $600 million, already ahead of the first film’s global take of $582 million.
The sequel remained safely on top of the box office with an estimated three-day gross of $52 million, breaking the record for the top gross of all time for the weekend following Thanksgiving. The previous record-holder was fellow Disney pic Frozen II at $35.1 million,. The movie fell 63 percent from the three-day Thanksgiving weekend.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 8, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moana 2 | Disney | $52,000,000 | 4,200 | $12,381 | $300,039,013 | -63% |
| 2 | Wicked | Universal | $34,850,000 | 3,885 | $8,970 | $320,509,000 | -57% |
| 3 | Gladiator II | Paramount | $12,450,000 | 3,440 | $3,619 | $132,743,000 | -60% |
| 4 | Red One | Amazon MGM Studios | $7,003,917 | 3,150 | $2,223 | $85,785,000 | -45% |
| 5 | Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 | Prathyangira Cinemas | $4,880,967 | 1,245 | $3,920 | $9,337,562 | |
| 6 | Interstellar (2024) (re) | Paramount | $4,425,000 | 165 | $26,818 | $4,425,000 | |
| 7 | Solo Leveling – ReAwakening | Sony/Crunchyroll | $2,400,000 | 846 | $2,837 | $2,400,000 | |
| 8 | Y2K | A24 | $2,113,923 | 2,108 | $1,003 | $2,113,923 | |
| 9 | for KING + COUNTRY’S: A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE | Fathom Events | $2,055,486 | 1,540 | $1,335 | $2,617,135 | |
| 10 | Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The | Lionsgate | $1,525,000 | 1,633 | $934 | $34,490,377 | -53% |
| 11 | Werewolves | Briarcliff | $1,100,000 | 1,351 | $814 | $1,100,000 | |
| 12 | Order, The | Vertical | $878,000 | 603 | $1,456 | $878,000 |
