With Disney Pixar’sCocobeing the only new release over theThanksgiving holiday weekend, it was expcted to easily take down Warner Bros.‘Justice Leaguethis weekend. While last weekend’s winnerJustice Leaguedidn’t drop quite as much as expected,Cocostill had no trouble taking the top spot with $49 million, with a five-day holiday weekend total of $71.1 million. Warner Bros.Justice Leaguewasn’t too far behind, dropping a decent 56.6% in its second weekend to take second place with $40.7 million.
While theJustice Leaguemovie fared well in its second weekend at thebox office, it wasn’t the only holdover to post a minimal decrease over the holiday weekend.Wonderdropped from second to third place this weekend, but it only dipped 19% from its opening weekend, taking in a decent $22.3 million, whileThor: Ragnarokdropped just 22.5% and took in $16.7 million in fourth place, whileDaddy’s Home 2rounded out the top 10 with $13.2 million, dropping just 8.2% this weekend.
InDisney Pixar’s Coco, a young man named Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez), who, despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Character actress Renée Victor also joins the cast as Abuelita, Miguel’s grandmother.
Rounding out the top 10 are theAgatha ChristieadaptationMurder on the Orient Express($13 million),The Star($6.8 million),A Bad Moms Christmas($5 million),Roman J. Israel, Esq.($4.5 million) andThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri($4.4 million). Also opening in limited release this weekend was Bleecker Street’sThe Man Who Invented Christmas, which earned $1.3 million from 626 theaters for a paltry $2,146 per-screen average,Call Me by Your Name, which took in an astonishing $404,874 from just four theaters for a $101,219 per-screen average and Focus Features’Darkest Hour, which earned $176,000 from four theaters for a solid $44,000 per-screen average.
Looking ahead to next weekend, there are no movies opening in wide release, although several potential awards season candidates will arrive in limited release. Among these limited release titles are Parade Deck Films’Another WolfCop, Epic Pictures’Badsville, Well Go USA’sBrotherhood of Blades 2, Hannover House’sDaisy Winters,A24 Films’ The Disaster Artist, Cinedigm Entertainment’sGangster Land, Zorya Films’Inoperable, the independentKepler’s Dream, Fox Searchlight’sThe Shape of Water, Vertical Entertainment’sSlumber, Well Go USA’sThe Swindlers, IFC’sTribes of Palos Verdesand Amazon Studios’Wonder Wheel. Take a look at the top 10 estimates for the weekend of November 22, and check back on Sunday for the top 10 estimates, courtesy ofBox Office Mojo.
