Disney's Encanto has reigned supreme during the Thanksgiving domestic weekend box office, securing the #1 spot over Ghostbusters: Afterlife and House of Gucci with ticket sales of $40 million since Wednesday, November 24.
As reported by Variety, Encanto, Disney's latest Thanksgiving/holiday theatrical release, didn't live up to the House of Mouse's other films' holiday debuts, including 2019's Frozen at $123.7 million, 2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet at $84.6 million, and 2017's Coco at $71 million.
While Encanto's box office performance is obviously in part due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it did manage to earn enough to make it the best opening weekend for an animated film during the pandemic. Encanto cost $120 million to produce, and it being exclusively in theaters may help it get there over its run.
Another new movie to find its way exclusively to theaters was Lady Gaga and Adam Driver's House of Gucci. Despite it not being able to surpass Ghostbusters: Afterlife's second-week earnings of $35 million since Wednesday, it earned a respectable $21.8 million in its first five days in theaters and placed third.
House of Gucci also performed better than other "films aimed at older crowds, such as Will Smith’s awards hopeful 'King Richard' ($11.3 million), Ridley Scott’s star-studded medieval drama 'The Last Duel' ($10.8 million) and David Chase’s 'Sopranos' prequel 'The Many Saints of Newark' ($7.6 million), made during their entire theatrical runs."
House of Gucci's international run will hopefully help earn back its $75 million production budget. As it stands, House of Gucci has already brought in $12.8 million in 40 international markets, bringing its global total to $34 million.
Marvel's Eternals placed fourth with $11.4 million over the Thanksgiving five-day period, and it earned enough to surpass $150 million at the domestic box offices. Globally, its total has reached $368 million.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City was also new to theaters and brought in $8.8 million in its first five days, falling short of expectations and placing fifth overall. The latest Resident Evil film adaptation cost only $25 million to produce.
For more, check out our reviews of Encanto, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, House of Gucci, Eternals, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
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As reported by Variety, Encanto, Disney's latest Thanksgiving/holiday theatrical release, didn't live up to the House of Mouse's other films' holiday debuts, including 2019's Frozen at $123.7 million, 2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet at $84.6 million, and 2017's Coco at $71 million.
While Encanto's box office performance is obviously in part due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it did manage to earn enough to make it the best opening weekend for an animated film during the pandemic. Encanto cost $120 million to produce, and it being exclusively in theaters may help it get there over its run.
Another new movie to find its way exclusively to theaters was Lady Gaga and Adam Driver's House of Gucci. Despite it not being able to surpass Ghostbusters: Afterlife's second-week earnings of $35 million since Wednesday, it earned a respectable $21.8 million in its first five days in theaters and placed third.
House of Gucci also performed better than other "films aimed at older crowds, such as Will Smith’s awards hopeful 'King Richard' ($11.3 million), Ridley Scott’s star-studded medieval drama 'The Last Duel' ($10.8 million) and David Chase’s 'Sopranos' prequel 'The Many Saints of Newark' ($7.6 million), made during their entire theatrical runs."
House of Gucci's international run will hopefully help earn back its $75 million production budget. As it stands, House of Gucci has already brought in $12.8 million in 40 international markets, bringing its global total to $34 million.
Marvel's Eternals placed fourth with $11.4 million over the Thanksgiving five-day period, and it earned enough to surpass $150 million at the domestic box offices. Globally, its total has reached $368 million.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City was also new to theaters and brought in $8.8 million in its first five days, falling short of expectations and placing fifth overall. The latest Resident Evil film adaptation cost only $25 million to produce.
For more, check out our reviews of Encanto, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, House of Gucci, Eternals, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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