Box Office Battle: ‘Moana 2’ remains atop with another $26.6M

“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.

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:

1. “Moana 2” – $26.6M
2. “Wicked” – $22.5M
3. “Kraven the Hunter” – $11M
4. “Gladiator II” – $7.8M
5. “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” – $4.6M

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