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Chee Hoo Mania At The Box Office: ‘Moana 2’ $225M+ 5-Day Opening Is Best 5-Day & Thanksgiving Ever; ‘Wicked’ Wows $118M+ & ‘Gladiator II’ $44M+ – Monday Update


'Moana 2' 5-day opening is bound for a Thanksgiving record at $215M-$220M. 'Wicked' will see a running total of $243M by Sunday, a record for Broadway musical movie.

SUNDAY AM: Football, Christmas shopping, nor Turkey could divert attention away from cinemas this past weekend as Disney’s Moana 2 came in with the best overall 5-day and Thanksgiving record (opening and holdover) ever with$221M. FRIDAY UPDATE: Disney’s Moana 2 grossed a massive$28M on Thanksgiving Day, which is the most any movie has ever made on the foodie holiday; the sequel towering over previous champ Frozen 2($14.9M). The highest grossing musicals of all-time at the domestic box office belong to Warner Bros’ Barbie($636.2M), The Lion King($543.6M), and Disney’s live-action take of Beauty and the Beast($504.4M).

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