“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.
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Walt Disney’s (DIS) sequel “Moana 2” won the weekend at the North American box office with $26.6M for a domestic cume of $337.5M, as it crossed the $700M mark globally.
Meanwhile, Sony‘s (SONY) comic book movie “Kraven the Hunter” disappointed with only $11M in its debut, the worst start ever for a Sony-produced Marvel title.
BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal’s “Wicked” remained at number 2 with another $22.5M as it crossed the $500M mark in worldwide sales. Behind it was again Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter” with just $11M. Paramount’s (PARA) “Gladiator II” placed number 4 with $7.8M from 3,224 locations. Rounding out the top five, the Warner Bros. (WBD) and New Line’s animated feature “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” opened to $4.6M, sporting a B CinemaScore.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:
- “Moana 2” – $26.6M
- “Wicked” – $22.5M
- “Kraven the Hunter” – $11M
- “Gladiator II” – $7.8M
- “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” – $4.6M
Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Lionsgate (LGF.B), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL).
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