After delivering the fourth largest domestic opening for an animated title ever and the largest global debut ever for an animated title, Frozen II enters the Thanksgiving frame with sights set on a $100+ million five-day performance and perhaps a couple more records along the way.
In addition to Frozen II’s anticipated dominance, Lionsgate will release Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, which has already generated nearly $4 million from previews, while Universal’s Queen & Slim gets a moderate release in over 1,600 theaters this weekend.Walt Disney Animation Looking at an easy #1 finish is Disney’s Frozen II, which delivered a monster $130 million domestic debut last weekend and should hold on extremely well this weekend.
A look at some previous $100+ million animated openers shows films like Finding Dory and Toy Story 3 dipping ~36% in their second weekends.
Last year, Incredibles 2 fell -56% after its monster, $182.6 million opening.
These performances considered, a drop around
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