With extra time today, I was able to find time to write a Friday box office report this weekend. So here goes, in what could be a record Thanksgiving frame in terms of business.
Ralph Breaks the Internet is outperforming most forecasts. After a record $18.5 million Wednesday, the sequel fell off a bit to $10.3 million on Friday, before jumping back up 111% on Friday to $21.7 million. That's identical to the Friday number for Moana, which wound up at $56.6 million over the weekend and $82 million over the five-day stretch. I would expect similar numbers for Ralph over the weekend, though it has the edge over Moana from Wednesday and Thursday numbers. Look for a $56 million 3-day, for a $85 million 5-day launch, the second-biggest Thanksgiving opener in history behind Disney's own Frozen ($93.6 million).
In second place, Creed II has also overperformed. After a huge $11.6 million on Friday and another $8.9 million on Thursday, it jumped up a more modest 59% to $14.1 million on Friday. The boxing sequel will likely chalk up $35.5 million for the three-day stretch, for a $56 million start since Wednesday. That would edge out The Good Dinosaur for seventh place on the all-time Thanksgiving openers chart, and the biggest Thanksgiving debut ever for a live-action film.
Meanwhile, Robin Hood is pulling in mediocre numbers as expected. Despite getting off to a not-terrible $5 million start over Wednesday and Thursday, the Friday number was up a modest 78% to $3.5 million, only enough for seventh place. I would expect a $8.5 million three-day stretch, for a $13.5 million gross since Wednesday. Meanwhile, Green Book is debuting ahead of expectations, earning a solid $2.1 million in ninth place after earning another $2 million the past couple days. A $5 million weekend would be solid, for a $7 million 5-day launch (way ahead of where I saw it).
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Grinch are neck-and-neck in third place with $11.8 million and $11.6 million on Friday, respectively. The former jumped 86% from Thursday, while the latter rose 143% from Thursday. Both should end up anywhere between $28 and $30 million for the frame, with the 5-day stretches for both being above $40 million. While Beasts isn't holding nearly as well as its predecessor, Grinch is proving to still pull in strong business in the face of added competition.
Bohemian Rhapsody added another $5.2 million on Friday, in what should be a $13 million 3-day weekend ($18.5 million 5-day). Another strong player over the weekend has been Instant Family, who's $4.6 million Friday is up a little from its' opening Friday last week (this movie and Grinch were the only holdovers to increase from last Friday). The Mark Wahlberg dramedy should make its way to $11.5 million over the weekend, and a solid $16.5 million five-day stretch.
More to come when the weekend report is published Monday. :)
