The box office hit an all-time holiday high led by Walt Disney Animation’s record breaking hit Moana 2.
Disney’s Moana 2 served up a massive debut of $221 million. Smashing numerous records, the sequel boasts the biggest five-day debut in history — besting The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($204.6 million) — as well as delivering both the top Thanksgiving opening of all time and the biggest Thanksgiving gross of all time, beating Frozen ($93.6 million) and Frozen II ($125 million). Additionally, the three-day weekend haul of $135.5 million is the biggest opening ever for a Walt Disney Animation title.
Universal’s Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator II, overall Thanksgiving revenue came in above $425 million for the five day holiday weekend. The previous record-holder was Thanksgiving 2018, when domestic revenue reached $316 million.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, also of Sunday, December 1, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moana 2 | Disney | $135,500,000 | 4,200 | $32,262 | $221,000,000 | |
| 2 | Wicked | Universal | $80,000,000 | 3,888 | $20,576 | $262,426,000 | -29% |
| 3 | Gladiator II | Paramount | $30,700,000 | 3,580 | $8,575 | $111,208,000 | -44% |
| 4 | Red One | Amazon MGM Studios | $12,896,000 | 3,344 | $3,856 | $76,056,000 | -2% |
| 5 | Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The | Lionsgate | $3,275,000 | 1,779 | $1,841 | $32,000,049 | -4% |
| 6 | Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. | Angel Studios | $2,403,859 | 1,800 | $1,335 | $9,747,689 | -52% |
| 7 | Venom: The Last Dance | Sony | $2,200,000 | 1,716 | $1,282 | $137,863,000 | -43% |
| 8 | Heretic | A24 | $956,797 | 660 | $1,450 | $26,820,699 | -53% |
| 9 | Wild Robot, The | Universal | $670,000 | 883 | $759 | $142,495,000 | -68% |
| 10 | Real Pain, A | Searchlight | $665,000 | 505 | $1,317 | $6,121,193 | -39% |
| 11 | Conclave | Focus Features | $580,000 | 423 | $1,371 | $30,101,000 | -49% |
| 12 | Smile 2 | Paramount | $438,000 | 390 | $1,123 | $68,746,000 | -61% |
