“Mockingjay, Part 2” topped this weekend’s box office, defeating three newcomers with an estimated $75.8 million.
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A flood of fresh talent at the box office over the Thanksgiving weekend wasn’t enough to dethrone The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
The Good Dinosaur, in contrast, could only muster $39.2m (£26m) from its first five days on release. While this is one of the lowest debuts for a Pixar film, it’s actually the fourth best opening of all-time for a film releasing Thanksgiving weekend. It’s set to be one of only around ten movies this year to break $200 million, a small twist from 2013 and 2014 which each saw thirteen films break that mark in domestic sales. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and New Line co-produced and co-financed the film, which centers on Rocky rival Apollo Creed’s illegitimate son (Michael B. Jordan) and his efforts to continue his father’s boxing legacy. That movie has earned $198 million domestic and $242 million foreign for a $440 million worldwide gross.
With the first major holiday weekend over, Mockingjay – Part 2, The Good Dinosaur and Creed have two weeks to rack up what they can before Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes over.
“The Good Dinosaur” was expected to produce $54 million from Friday to Sunday, the estimate of BoxOffice.com.
Weekend sales for the top 10 films rose 11 percent to $167.7 million from a year earlier, Rentrak said. The adaptation of the Charles Schulz comic strip picked up $13.6 million, pushing its total to $116.6 million.
The finale of The Hunger Games series stood firm at the USA box office this past weekend, holding onto the top spot for the huge Thanksgiving audience.
Along with the Rocky Balboa latest edition “Creed”. Overseas, Good Dinosaur opened to a promising $28.7 million for a global bow of $84 million. Starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe, the sci-fi movie earned approximately $3.4 million from 2,797 theaters and got a C CinemaScore. In June, Inside Out opened to a rousing $90.4 million after earning $3.7 million in Thursday-night previews.
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The same week that Fox’s The Martian celebrates its ninth and most likely final week in the top 10, Fox Searchlight’s Brooklyn enters jumps three places to finish in the ninth position thanks to expanding from 115 to 845 locations. Both movies were critically well received, and both posted impressive box office results, but neither feels like the knockout hits the studio is known for.
