Author: Pamela McClintock / Source: Billboard
A pair of sequels — Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph Breaks the Internet and MGM’s Creed II — are fueling record revenue at the Thanksgiving box office, according to early weekend estimates.
Total ticket sales for the Wednesday-Sunday holiday corridor are expected to ring up $305 million or more, eclipsing the $295 million collected during the same frame in 2013 when The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen led the pack, according to Comscore.
Ralph Breaks the Internet is now on course for a Wednesday-Sunday domestic debut of $84 million-plus, the second best Thanksgiving opening of all time behind fellow Disney Animation’s Frozen ($93.6 million), not adjusted for inflation. On Friday, the animated family film earned another $21.7 million from 4,017 theaters for a three-day total of $50.5 million.
The critically acclaimed follow-up to the 2012 Wreck-It Ralph sees John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman returning to lead the voice cast, while newcomers include Gal Gadot and Taraji P. Henson. The family film received an A- CinemaScore and favorable reviews.
MGM’s Creed II is likewise feasting, grossing $14.1 million on Friday for a three-day cume of $53.6 million from 3,441 locations and projected five-day haul of $56.5 million, the best Thanksgiving opening of all time for a live-action title.
The well-received sequel to Creed sees the return of stars Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone, and is succeeding in drawing a notably…
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