{"id":191114,"date":"2018-11-26T01:53:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T06:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=191114"},"modified":"2018-11-26T01:53:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T06:53:23","slug":"wreck-it-ralph-creed-fuel-record-holiday-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/26\/wreck-it-ralph-creed-fuel-record-holiday-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Wreck It Ralph,’ ‘Creed’ fuel record holiday box office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Studios on Sunday said Disney’s \u201cWreck-It Ralph\u201d sequel earned an estimated $55.7 million over the three-day weekend and $84.5 million since its Wednesday opening to take first place and become one of the biggest Thanksgiving openings of all time. (File photo<\/a>: @wreckitralph\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Movie sequels are having their own Thanksgiving feast at the box office and fueling record industry-wide grosses for the long weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cRalph Breaks the Internet\u201d and \u201cCreed II\u201d took the top two spots on the North American charts, beat the openings for the original films and helped the five-day Thanksgiving box office totals cross the $300 million mark for the first time ever.<\/p>\n

Studios on Sunday said Disney’s \u201cWreck-It Ralph\u201d sequel earned an estimated $55.7 million over the three-day weekend and $84.5 million since its Wednesday opening to take first place and become one of the biggest Thanksgiving openings of all time.<\/p>\n

Its five-day Thanksgiving grosses are the third highest of all time, behind \u201cFrozen\u201d and \u201cHunger Games: Catching Fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film sees the return of the vocal talents of John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, and it scored with audiences and critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re very thankful for this weekend,\u201d said Cathleen Taff, who oversees Disney’s theatrical distribution. \u201cIt was a fantastic start and a great way to kick off the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rocky spinoff \u201cCreed II,\u201d starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, placed second with $35.3 million from the weekend and $55.8 million since Wednesday, far surpassing the first film’s Thanksgiving debut in 2015. The sequel directed by Steven Caple Jr. has Jordan’s Adonis Creed fighting the son of Ivan Drago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a timeless franchise for us at MGM, and it’s a thrill to see both its legacy and new generation of audiences continue to respond to Rocky Balboa and Adonis Creed in this time when we need uplifting stories,\u201d Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Third place went to Illumination Entertainment’s \u201cDr. Seuss’ The Grinch,\u201d which earned $30.2 million in its second weekend, and just barely beat out the \u201cFantastic Beasts\u201d sequel, \u201cCrimes of Grindelwald\u201d ($29.7 million) which is also in weekend two.<\/p>\n

There was little left at the table for the latest version of \u201cRobin Hood,\u201d starring Taron Egerton. The poorly reviewed pic from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment grossed only $9.1 million over the weekend and $14.2 million in its first five days in theatres against a reported production budget of nearly $100 million.<\/p>\n

Universal’s crowd-pleaser \u201cGreen Book,\u201d starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, expanded to 1,063 locations after a limited start and took ninth place with $5.4 million.<\/p>\n

Peter Farrelly directed the film based on a true story of a road trip through the Jim Crow-era South. With awards buzz, good reviews and an A+ CinemaScore for the movie, Universal’s distribution chief Jim Orr said he expects it to have a long life at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n

Another awards season movie, Fox Searchlight’s acclaimed period piece \u201cThe Favourite,\u201d with Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Oliva Colman, opened in four locations to $420,000.<\/p>\n

Overall, it was a remarkable Thanksgiving frame at the box office for the industry. It’s the first time ever that the total domestic box office has surpassed $300 million over the five days counted around the Thanksgiving holiday. Box office tracker Comscore is projecting a $314 million total.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a perfectly fitting Thanksgiving for a year that’s had its share of records being broken,\u201d said Comsore’s senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian.<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cRalph Breaks the Internet,\u201d $55.7 million ($41.5 million international).<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cCreed II,\u201d $35.3 million.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cDr. Seuss’ The Grinch,\u201d $30.2 million ($7.6 million international).<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cFantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald,\u201d $29.7 million ($83.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d $13.9 million ($38 million international).<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cInstant Family,\u201d $12.5 million.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cRobin Hood,\u201d $9.1 million ($8.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cWidows,\u201d $8 million.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cGreen Book,\u201d $5.4 million.<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cA Star Is Born,\u201d $3 million ($3.5 million international).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore:<\/p>\n

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    1. \u201cFantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald,\u201d $83.7 million.<\/li>\n
    2. \u201cRalph Breaks the Internet,\u201d $41.5 million.<\/li>\n
    3. \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d $38 million.<\/li>\n
    4. \u201cA Cool Fish,\u201d $25.1 million.<\/li>\n
    5. \u201cVenom,\u201d $21.3 million.<\/li>\n
    6. \u201cJohnny English Strikes Again,\u201d $12.2 million.<\/li>\n
    7. \u201cSuperlopez,\u201d $10.2 million.<\/li>\n
    8. \u201cRobin Hood,\u201d $8.7 million.<\/li>\n
    9. \u201cDr. Seuss’ The Grinch,\u201d $7.6 million.<\/li>\n
    10. \u201cUnstoppable,\u201d $6.3 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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