Author: Scott Mendelson / Source: Forbes
In Tuesday preview news, Ralph Breaks the Internet earned a promising $3.8 million in preview screenings. That’s a record-high preview haul for a Disney Thanksgiving release, besting Coco ($2.3m towards an eventual $73m Wed-Sun debut weekend), Moana ($2.6m towards an $82m holiday haul), The Good Dinosaur ($1.3m towards a $55m launch) and Frozen ($1.2m towards a $93m wide release debut frame). So if the John C. Reilly/Sarah Silverman animated sequel is anywhere near as leggy as those prior flicks, then we’re looking at a massive Wed-Sun Thanksgiving haul.
If it ends up as leggy as Coco or Moana, then it’ll snag a $106 million-$116m five-day launch. If that sounds optimistic, then we can note that Despicable Me 3 nabbed $4.1m on its Thursday preview launch and eventually earned $99m over its Fri-Tues July 4 weekend. Said comparison would give Ralph Breaks the Internet a still-massive $91.7m over the long haul.
The film has solid reviews, a well-liked predecessor and plenty of pre-release buzz heading into the weekend. And if Crimes of Grindelwald plays as a fans-only affair, well, a $90 million+ launch isn’t beyond the realm of sanity (although a $75m launch would still be okay). The movie is a huge test case for Walt Disney, as it’s their first intended-for-theaters sequel to one of their narrative features (not counting Pixar or ToonDisney) since The Rescuers Down Under back in 1990.
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