#BOXOFFICE: “MOANA 2” SETS SAIL IN HUGE BLACK FRIDAY OPENING

It’s a great time for the Box Office right now Black Friday weekend as ticket sales are soaring! Taking top spot is MOANA 2, poised to take $116 million this three-day weekend alone for Disney. It gets a passing 65% on the Tomatometer, meaning Dwayne Johnson has topped the Box Office twice this month already, the other release being RED ONE. By contrast, the first Moana film opened with $56 million in 2016.

Second spot goes to WICKED with a stellar $68.2 million for Universal Pictures. Over two weeks, it has grossed $250 million already domestically!

Third is GLADIATOR 2 with $32 million, bringing it to $112 million in its second weekend for Paramount Pictures.

In fourth we have RED ONE with $21 million for Amazon Studios/MGM/Warner Bros. This takes it to $78 million in its third weekend out, and a second film for Dwayne Johnson in the Top Five.

Rounding things out is THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER with $4 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures, totalling $32 million over four weekends.

#BOXOFFICE: “RED ONE” GETS A WARM RECEPTION IN OPENING

RED ONE is set to debut atop the Box Office this weekend with $30 million from 4,032 theatres for Warner Bros./Amazon Studios/MGM. This Holiday Action flick starring Dwayne Johnson and The Rock gets 32% on the Tomatometer. Review here.

Second spot goes to VENOM: THE LAST DANCE with $6.1 million in its fourth weekend out, taking it to $128 million domestically for Sony Pictures.

Third is THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER with $6 million, bringing its tally to $23 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures week two.

Fourth is HERETIC with $4.6 million, taking it to $18 million in its second frame for A24/VVS Films.

Fifth is WILD ROBOT with $4.5 million in its eighth week, bringing it to $138 million for Universal Pictures.

#BOXOFFICE: “VENOM” CONTINUES TO DANCE

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE stays on-top a third week with $14 milliom from 3,905 theatres for Sony Pictures. This brings its total to $112 million.

Second goes to a debuting HERETIC with $11 million from 3,221 theatres for VVS Films/A24. The TIFF ’24 selection gets 93% on the Tomatometer.

Third is THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER with $9 million from 3,020 theatres for Cineplex Pictures/Lionsgate. It gets 89% on the Tomatometer.

THE WILD ROBOT lands in fourth with $5 million for Universal Pictures, a total $129 million grossed domestically.

Fifth is SMILE 2 with $4.7 million, bringing its run to $60 million for Paramount Pictures.

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER” TRAILER

We realize it’s only Summer still but here’s a new Trailer for THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT ever, in theatres November 8, 2024 via Cineplex Pictures.

Directed by: Dallas Jenkins
Cast: Pete Holmes, Judy Greer, Beatrice Schneider, Mason Nelligan, Matthew Lamb,
Ewan Matthys Wood, Essek Moore, Kynlee Heiman, Lorelai Olivia Mote, Molly Wright,
Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez
Synopsis: Based on the beloved book, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER centers on the Herdmans – absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. But this Christmas, they’re taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas.