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Box Office Weekend – ‘Ralph’ and ‘Creed’ Deliver a Knockout Thanksgiving

by · November 26, 2018

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Theater chains have plenty to be thankful for over the last five days, as the only turkey of this week’s new releases was predictably Robin Hood, while Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II alike set box office records.

 

Turkey Day Weekend’s twin sequels both topped the box office, with Ralph Breaks the Internet taking home the prize of first place with a $84M+ haul over five days, and also scoring the second-highest opening for a five-day Thanksgiving release for an animated feature, only behind Frozen. Meanwhile, Creed II proved itself the underdog by coming in second place with $55M+ over five days, and being biggest live-action five-day Thanksgiving opening, already surpassing its $50M budget. The last of the three new releases, Lionsgate’s Robin Hood, predictably tanked at the box office with a mere $14M+ total over five days. Against an estimated price tag between $90M and $100M, that’s a pretty poor showing overall, even for a new movie making use of an intellectual property made in the public domain.

 

In terms of holdovers, Fantastic Beasts narrowly beat The Grinch over the five-day period. The hold, while good for a holiday weekend, should be a little concerning for Warner Bros. and their future plans for the franchise, although international numbers on the movie being as strong as they are should be more than enough to put the second of five planned Harry Potter spin-offs in the realm of profitability. Both Instant Family and Bohemian Rhapsody had rises of over 20% over the past five days, which the former movie definitely needed and the latter movie got an additional boost from. Widows unfortunately did not see the kind of increased business that Instant Family had, but it appears that it held well enough that the movie can reach the break-even point.

 

The Top Twelve box office performances for the three-day weekend can be summarized as follows (bolded titles are new releases):

  1. Ralph Breaks the Internet (Disney/Walt Disney Animation Studios) – $55.672M Weekend/$84.472M Total.
  2. Creed II (Warner Bros./New Line) – $35.293M Weekend/$55.806M Total.
  3. The Grinch (Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment) – $30.21M Weekend/$180.442M Total; 21.7% Drop.
  4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner Bros.) – $29.65M Weekend/$117.117M Total; 52.3% Drop.
  5. Bohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Fox) – $13.855M Weekend/$152.014M Total; 13.6% Drop.
  6. Instant Family (Paramount Pictures) – $12.5M Weekend/$35.751M Total; 13.8% Drop.
  7. Robin Hood (Lionsgate) – $9.125M Weekend, $14.22M Total.
  8. Widows (20th Century Fox) – $7.955M Weekend/$25.585M Total; 35.6% Drop.
  9. Green Book (Universal Pictures) – $5.443M Weekend/$7.8M Total; 1598.7% Rise.
  10. A Star is Born (Warner Bros.) – $3.005M Weekend/$191.005M Total; 30% Drop.
  11. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Disney) – $2.725M Weekend/$49.132M Total; 42.9% Drop.
  12. Boy Erased (Universal Pictures/Focus Features) – $1.158M Weekend/$4.539M Total; 12.5% Drop.

The Top Twelve box office performances for the five-day weekend can be summarized as follows (bolded titles are new releases):

  1. Ralph Breaks the Internet (Disney/Walt Disney Animation Studios) – $84.472M Total.
  2. Creed II (Warner Bros./New Line) – $55.806M Total.
  3. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner Bros.) – $42.92M Weekend/$117.117M Total; 30.9% Drop.
  4. The Grinch (Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment) – $42.018M Weekend/$180.442M Total; 8.8% Rise.
  5. Bohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Fox) – $19.375M Weekend/$152.014M Total; 20.8% Rise.
  6. Instant Family (Paramount Pictures) – $35.751M Weekend/$35.751M Total; 20.1% Rise.
  7. Robin Hood (Lionsgate) – $14.22M Total.
  8. Widows (20th Century Fox) – $10.575M Weekend/$25.585M Total; 14.4% Drop.
  9. Green Book (Universal Pictures) – $7.4M Weekend/$7.8M Total; 18500% Rise.
  10. A Star is Born (Warner Bros.) – $4.08M Weekend/$191.005M Total; 4.9% Drop.
  11. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Disney) – $4.541M Weekend/$49.132M Total; 4.8% Drop.
  12. Overlord (Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot) – $1.585M Weekend/$20.165M Total; 58.2% Drop.

A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Grinch, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Creed II, and Ralph Breaks the Internet are now playing in theaters.

 

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