Disney’s “Moana 2” and Universal’s “Wicked” continue their rule atop the box office charts for one more weekend as Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter” and Warner Bros.’ “Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” are fizzling fast in their opening weekends.
“Kraven,” a Marvel antihero adaptation with a budget that inflated to $110 million after a strike-induced 14-month release delay, has suffered an opening weekend of just $11 million.
That’s below the $15.3 million opening weekend of “Madame Web” for the lowest opening ever for a Sony-produced Marvel film. With a CinemaScore grade of C and a slew of holiday releases on the horizon, it is looking like “Kraven” won’t last long on the screens of many theaters next weekend.
“Moana 2” is leading the charts with $26.6 million domestic and $84 million worldwide in its third weekend, bringing its totals to $337.5 million domestic and $717 million global. It has now passed the unadjusted $643 million lifetime gross of the first “Moana” as it continues its journey to becoming Walt Disney Animation’s first $1 billion grosser since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Wicked” is close behind “Moana 2” with $22.5 million in its fourth weekend, bringing its total to $359 million domestic and $525 million worldwide. After dropping 55% last weekend, the hit Jon M. Chu musical only dropped 39% domestically and is looking to continue holding strong as Universal hosts singalong screenings during the holidays.
Paramount’s “Gladiator II” is in fourth on the charts behind “Kraven” with $7.8 million in its third weekend, putting on the threshold of $400 million worldwide with $145.9 million in North America.
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