Hardly Thawing Out
Disney’s animated sequel Frozen 2 posted the best Thanksgiving frame of all time. The film earned $85.9M for the three-day weekend, or $125.0M for the five-day if including Wednesday and Thursday.
The previous records, unadjusted for ticket price inflation, were The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with $74.1M for the three-day and $109.9M for the five-day.
If adjusting for ticket price inflation, though, Frozen 2 ranks second for the Thanksgiving three-day behind 1999’s Toy Story 2. It also ranks third for the Thanksgiving five-day behind Toy Story 2 and 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Adjusted for ticket price inflation, the original Frozen now ranks third for the Thanksgiving three-day and seventh for the Thanksgiving five-day.
Cutting Up the Competition
Lionsgate’s mystery Knives Out was the top new debut, with $26.7M for the three-day and $41.4M for the five-day. About in line with pre-release expectations, that was good for the runner-up slot.
Yas, Queen
Universal’s drama Queen & Slim started with $11.8M for the three-day and $16.0M for the five-day. That beat most pre-release projections.
The film took fourth place for the three-day, but dipped to fifth place for the five-day behind A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Read our interview with Queen & Slim director Melina Matsoukas.
11 Digits Now
The domestic box office crossed $10B total this weekend, now standing at $10.17B. This marks the 11th consecutive year the box office has reached that total, dating back to 2009.
Limited Releases
BritBox’s documentary 63 Up, the latest installment in the decades-long series following several ordinary British people starting in the 1960s, had the best per-theater average outside of Frozen 2. It opened to $13K/$18K in one theater.
Focus Features’ legal drama Dark Waters expanded to 94 theaters, earning $621K/$847K.
How’d This Weekend Compare?
Total box office this weekend was $180.5M. That’s -11.7% below last weekend but +50.9% above this same weekend last year, when Ralph Breaks the Internet led for a second frame with $25.5M.
However, the equivalent weekend last year was actually the frame after Thanksgiving. If comparing the holiday weekends, this year’s was -16.5% below last year’s, when Ralph led with $56.2M.
The Year So Far
Year-to-date box office stands at $10.17B. That’s -5.9% behind this same date last year, up from -7.2% after last weekend.
Monday’s Weekend Actuals (Domestic)
FRI, NOV. 29 – SUN, DEC. 1
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frozen II | $85,977,773 | -34% | 4,098 | -342 | $20,980 | $288,845,131 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Knives Out | $26,769,548 | — | 3,461 | — | $7,735 | $41,414,093 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Ford v. Ferrari | $13,168,306 | -16% | 3,446 | -82 | $3,821 | $81,031,328 | 3 | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | Queen & Slim | $11,890,490 | — | 1,690 | — | $7,036 | $16,000,790 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | $11,776,422 | -11% | 3,235 | 0 | $3,640 | $34,291,766 | 2 | Sony Pictures |
| 6 | 21 Bridges | $5,587,111 | -40% | 2,665 | 0 | $2,096 | $19,220,781 | 2 | STX Entertainment |
| 7 | Playing with Fire | $4,221,014 | -7% | 2,679 | -81 | $1,576 | $39,236,057 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Midway | $3,919,935 | -16% | 2,375 | -252 | $1,650 | $50,214,308 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Last Christmas | $2,008,275 | -35% | 1,852 | -559 | $1,084 | $31,686,250 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Joker | $1,950,478 | -29% | 1,146 | -264 | $1,702 | $330,486,244 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Harriet | $1,846,885 | -21% | 1,084 | -262 | $1,704 | $39,457,320 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 12 | The Good Liar | $1,559,223 | -54% | 2,003 | -451 | $778 | $14,879,284 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Charlie’s Angels | $1,257,568 | -61% | 3,156 | -296 | $398 | $16,838,503 | 3 | Sony Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $1,328,959 | -35% | 991 | -614 | $1,341 | $111,549,934 | 7 | Disney |
| 2 | Jojo Rabbit | $1,209,480 | -24% | 708 | -79 | $1,708 | $18,357,373 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Parasite | $1,010,170 | -20% | 382 | -51 | $2,644 | $18,274,215 | 8 | NEON |
| 4 | Doctor Sleep | $900,991 | -51% | 877 | -599 | $1,027 | $30,561,106 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Terminator: Dark Fate | $871,806 | -30% | 782 | -240 | $1,115 | $61,181,385 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | The Addams Family | $469,521 | -1% | 775 | -62 | $606 | $96,385,131 | 8 | United Artists Releasing |
| 7 | Honey Boy | $368,056 | 46% | 186 | 142 | $1,979 | $1,493,803 | 4 | Amazon Studios |
| 8 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $355,447 | -34% | 341 | -114 | $1,042 | $72,217,414 | 7 | Sony Pictures |
| 9 | Countdown | $227,930 | -23% | 232 | -66 | $982 | $25,291,802 | 6 | STX Entertainment |
| 10 | Black and Blue | $206,541 | -35% | 179 | -81 | $1,154 | $21,748,712 | 6 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 11 | Abominable | $148,280 | 3% | 195 | -26 | $760 | $60,180,250 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Pain and Glory | $104,223 | -24% | 152 | -65 | $686 | $3,490,325 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | Downton Abbey | $80,950 | -35% | 143 | -16 | $566 | $96,694,940 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 14 | Gemini Man | $67,053 | 2% | 114 | 6 | $588 | $48,526,267 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Arctic Dogs | $42,524 | -23% | 160 | -35 | $266 | $5,657,737 | 5 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Waters | $621,020 | 505% | 94 | 90 | $6,607 | $964,809 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 2 | Waves | $140,470 | -15% | 47 | 26 | $2,989 | $564,115 | 3 | A24 |
| 3 | The Lighthouse | $115,222 | -36% | 90 | -23 | $1,280 | $10,390,563 | 7 | A24 |
| 4 | Motherless Brooklyn | $40,741 | -43% | 68 | -18 | $599 | $9,186,223 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Once Upon a Time In Hollywood | $32,757 | 61% | 60 | 35 | $546 | $140,998,437 | 19 | Sony Pictures |
| 6 | Hustlers | $25,488 | -29% | 75 | 0 | $340 | $104,915,572 | 12 | STX Entertainment |
| 7 | It Chapter Two | $24,169 | -37% | 72 | -33 | $336 | $211,587,886 | 13 | Warner Bros |
| 8 | Jay & Silent Bob Reboot | $22,381 | -72% | 6 | 1 | $3,730 | $2,801,841 | 7 | Fathom Events / Saban Films |
| 9 | Better Days | $19,422 | -78% | 13 | -22 | $1,494 | $1,910,184 | 4 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 10 | White Snake | $16,876 | 5582% | 21 | 19 | $804 | $21,492 | 3 | GKIDS |
| 11 | The Lion King | $15,998 | -52% | 44 | -43 | $364 | $543,634,365 | 20 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 12 | Ad Astra | $15,603 | -46% | 18 | -32 | $867 | $50,169,225 | 11 | 20th Century Fox |
| 13 | The Current War | $15,123 | 12% | 48 | 13 | $315 | $5,944,972 | 6 | 101 Studios |
| 14 | Judy | $14,715 | -65% | 37 | -21 | $398 | $23,898,614 | 10 | Roadside Attractions / LD Entertainment |
| 15 | 63 Up | $13,956 | — | 1 | — | $13,956 | $18,720 | 1 | BritBox |
| 16 | Toy Story 4 | $13,444 | -17% | 34 | -14 | $395 | $434,035,540 | 24 | Disney |
| 17 | The Peanut Butter Falcon | $12,451 | -24% | 31 | -8 | $402 | $20,437,883 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | Sympathy for the Devil | $12,144 | — | 6 | — | $2,024 | $12,144 | 1 | eOne Entertainment |
| 19 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | $11,739 | -15% | 20 | -5 | $587 | $4,207,563 | 13 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 20 | Varda by Agnes | $8,817 | -29% | 2 | 0 | $4,409 | $28,432 | 2 | Janus Films |
| 21 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (2019 Re-Issue) | $8,004 | — | 1 | — | $8,004 | $10,182 | 1 | Rialto Pictures |
| 22 | The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful | $7,790 | -48% | 5 | -5 | $1,558 | $56,399 | 3 | CJ Entertainment |
| 23 | Frankie | $6,626 | -63% | 16 | -17 | $414 | $142,718 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | No Safe Spaces | $4,664 | -81% | 8 | -16 | $583 | $452,557 | 6 | Atlas Distribution |
| 25 | Synonyms | $4,628 | -63% | 5 | -7 | $926 | $151,074 | 6 | Kino Lorber |
| 26 | Everybody’s Everything | $4,157 | -83% | 13 | -6 | $320 | $537,962 | 3 | Gunpowder & Sky |
| 27 | The Kingmaker | $4,056 | -39% | 8 | 1 | $507 | $62,874 | 4 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 28 | Where’s My Roy Cohn? | $3,914 | 100% | 5 | 0 | $783 | $697,730 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | $3,752 | 17% | 3 | 0 | $1,251 | $27,480 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 30 | Citizen K | $3,470 | -67% | 3 | 2 | $1,157 | $15,195 | 2 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 31 | The All-Americans | $2,874 | — | 5 | — | $575 | $19,312 | 4 | Abramorama |
| 32 | Mickey and the Bear | $2,561 | -66% | 4 | 0 | $640 | $23,618 | 3 | Utopia |
| 33 | Shooting the Mafia | $2,316 | -29% | 3 | 1 | $772 | $7,228 | 2 | Cohen Media Group |
| 34 | Gift | $1,767 | -1% | 2 | -7 | $884 | $31,103 | 8 | Matson Films |
| 35 | Give Me Liberty | $1,509 | 89% | 2 | 0 | $755 | $232,631 | 15 | Music Box Films |
| 36 | Edie | $1,349 | 36% | 1 | -1 | $1,349 | $69,421 | 13 | Music Box Films |
| 37 | Western Stars | $1,018 | 112% | 42 | 30 | $24 | $1,579,996 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Maiden | $752 | 189% | 6 | 4 | $125 | $3,160,007 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | David Crosby: Remember My Name | $732 | 16% | 5 | -2 | $146 | $731,557 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | Mr. Klein | $720 | -57% | 1 | -1 | $720 | $177,838 | 13 | Rialto Pictures |
| 41 | By the Grace of God | $705 | -20% | 3 | -2 | $235 | $56,235 | 7 | Music Box Films |
| 42 | Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in the Forest | $440 | -100% | 1 | -305 | $440 | $704,744 | 2 | Trafalgar Releasing |
| 43 | Ága | $434 | -83% | 1 | 0 | $434 | $32,087 | 13 | Big World Pictures |
| 44 | American Dharma | $424 | -80% | 4 | 1 | $106 | $35,341 | 5 | Utopia |
| 45 | Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer | $342 | -53% | 5 | 2 | $68 | $18,174 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 46 | Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins | $201 | -82% | 4 | -1 | $50 | $693,723 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 47 | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | $174 | -94% | 2 | -7 | $87 | $46,290 | 6 | Matson Films |
| 48 | Matthias & Maxime | $136 | -96% | 6 | 1 | $23 | $365,918 | 8 | |
| 49 | Desolation Center | $104 | -21% | 1 | 0 | $104 | $32,016 | 12 | Matson Films |
| 50 | Stuffed | $52 | -68% | 1 | 0 | $52 | $9,458 | 7 | Music Box Films |
| 51 | Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | $50 | -93% | 1 | 0 | $50 | $104,649 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
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