“Coco” trumps “Justice League” over Thanksgiving weekend
Disney-Pixar's “Coco” handily won the Thanksgiving holiday North American box office over the second weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment's “Justice League”, with $71.2 million during the Wednesday-Sunday period.
“Justice League” pulled in $60 million during the same timeframe. The superhero action-adventure, the fifth in the DC Extended Universe, has totaled $172 million in its first 10 days.
“Coco” posted for the fourth-best Thanksgiving holiday opening ever, trailing three other Disney titles — “Frozen” with $93 million in 2013, “Moana” with $82 million in 2017 and “Toy Story 3” with $80 million in 2010.
The holiday weekend is one of the busiest moviegoing periods of the year. According to comScore, this year's five-day Thanksgiving weekend saw total grosses his $268 million — $7.5 million better than last year.
“Coco,” directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina, is based on the traditions surrounding the Day of the Dead holiday in Mexico and centers on a 12-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a musician and explores his family history in the Land of the Dead.
“Justice League,” which teams up the DC characters in the same manner as Disney-Marvel's superheroes, is already in the top 15 of titles released in 2017 and has opened with a B+ CinemaScore. It's been the lowest performer among the DC Extended Universe. Gal Gadot stars as Wonder Woman along with Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as the Flash, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg as the superheroes team up to save the world.
Lionsgate's family drama “Wonder” continued to show impressive traction in third place with about $32 million for a 10-day total of more than $69 million. The film, which stars Jacob Tremblay as a fifth grader with a facial deformity, has a modest $20 million budget.
Disney-Marvel's “Thor: Ragnarok” finished fourth with about $24 million, lifting its 24-day domestic total to $277 million. It's topped “Despicable Me 3” as the sixth-highest grosser of 2017, reports Variety.
Fox's “Murder on the Orient Express” and Paramount's “Daddy's Home 2” tied for fifth over the five days, both with $18.6 million.
Source: Variety
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