Box Office Battle: ‘Moana 2’ wins weekend with record $52M

“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 $52M, making it the top gross of all time for the post-Thanksgiving weekend. The sequel hit the $600M mark globally, as it earned $103.4M overseas for a foreign cume of $300M.

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal’s “Wicked” remained at number 2 with another $34.9M in its third outing as it crossed the $300M mark in North America. Behind it was again Paramount’s (PARA) “Gladiator II” with an estimated $12.5M for a domestic tally of $133.7M. “Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2” placed number 4 with a $9.3M debut. Rounding out the top five, Amazon (AMZN) MGM Studios’ Christmas movie “Red One” grossed an estimated $7M from 3,150 locations.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

1. “Moana 2” – $52M
2. “Wicked” – $34.9M
3. “Gladiator II” – $12.5M
4. “Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2” – $9.3M
5. “Red One” – $7M

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