Snow lands on top! The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes topped the Thanksgiving box office in its second weekend, hauling in $28.8 million (3-day, -35%) and $41.1M (5-day) to bring its domestic total to $98.3M per Deadline. The prequel remained atop the charts despite high-profile newcomers, namely Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, which finished with $20.4M (3-day) and $32.5M (5-day), and Disney’s Wish, which grossed $19.5M (3-day) and $31.7M (5-day).
Holdovers Trolls Band Together and Thanksgiving held well in their second weekends. Trolls finished in fourth place with $17.5M (3-day, -42%) and $25.3M (5-day), to bring its domestic total to $64.4M. Thanksgiving snared $7.1M (3-day,-31%) and $11.1M (5-day) to raise its cume to $24.1M.
Globally, the $200M Napoleon battled its way to $78.8M, besting Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon. The opening is in the range of Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, which enjoyed a nice holiday run en route to $268M globally. With a B- CinemaScore and minimal competition, the biopic should hold up well over the next month. PLF and Imax screens accounted for 34% of Napoleon’s ticket sales, including $5.3M in North America alone.
Wish’s lackluster performance continues Disney’s dismal year at the box office. Critics were mixed on the animated epic that cost $175-200M, but audiences awarded the pic with an A-. So, there’s hope that audiences will warm to Wish during the holidays.
DOMESTIC TOP 10
1.) Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (LG) 3,776 theaters Fri $11.4M(+88%) Sat $11.1M Sun $6.27M 3-day $28.8M (-35%) 5-day $41.1M/Total $98.3M/Wk 2
2.) Napoleon (App/Sony) 3,500 heaters, Fri $8.4M (+94% from Thurs), Sat $7.5M Sun $4.5M 3-day $20.4M, 5-day $32.5M/Wk 1
3.) Wish (Dis) 3,900 theaters, Fri $8M (+111% from Thurs) Sat $7M Sun $4.5M 3 day $19.5M, 5-day $31.7M/Wk 1
4.) Trolls Band Together (Uni/DWA) 3,893 (+23) theaters Fri $7.1M (+170%) Sat $6.5M Sun $3.9M 3-day $17.5M (-42%), 5-day $25.3M Total $64.4M/Wk
5.) Thanksgiving (Sony) 3,204 theaters, Fri $2.78M (+36%) Sat $2.78M Sun $1.58M 3-day $7.1M (-31%) 5-day $11.1M,Total $24.1M/Wk 2
6.) The Marvels (Dis) 4,030 theaters Fri $2.4M (+95%) Sat $2.5M Sun $1.5M 3-day $6.4M (-37%) 5-day $9.2M Total $76.8M/Wk 3
7.) The Holdovers (Foc) 1601 (+123) theaters Fri $1M (+96%) Sat $1M Sun $610K 3-day $2.75M (+2%), 5-day $3.75M Total $12.9M/Wk 5
8.) Saltburn (AMZ/MGM) 1,566 (+1559) Fri $622K (+106% from Thurs) Sat $675K Sun $438K 3-day $1.735M (+426%) 5-day $2.72M, Total $3M/Wk 2
9.) Next Goal Wins (Sea) 2,240 theaters Fri $665K (+40%) Sat $625K Sun $410K 3-day $1.7M (-32%) 5-day $2.57M/Total $5.7M Wk 2
10.) Taylor Swift: Eras Tour (AMC) 938 (-635) theaters, Fri $900K (+245%) Sat $833K Sun $597K 3-day $2.33M (-16%)/5-day $2.52M Total $178.3M/ Wk 7
11.) Five Nights at Freddy’s (Uni) 1,754 (-1075) theaters, Fri $650K (+150% from Thurs) Sat $710K Sun $390K 3-day $1.75M (-51%), 5-day $2.5M Total $136.2M/Wk 5