Disney’s “Moana 2” ruled the box office for the third Friday in a row, according to The Numbers, as the animated musical starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brought in $6 million in ticket sales.
The sequel has already grossed nearly $317 million since its Thanksgiving weekend debut.
Girl power was also on display, with “Wicked” opening the weekend in second place with $5.8 million in sales.
In a disappointing third place was “Kraven the Hunter,” which debuted with sales of $4.7 million
$2.2 million in previews.
Sony’s first R-rated comic book movie, starring Russell Crowe and Ariana DeBose, was expected to gross only $10 million to $12 million over the weekend, the worst opening ever for a film based on a Marvel comic book character. Is one of. According to The Hollywood Reporter,
“Gladiator II” finished fourth with $2.2 million.
In fifth place was the anime adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”
The pre-trilogy story, which takes place 200 years before the War of the Ring and cost only $30 million, collected $2 million on its first night on screen.
