The Walt Disney Co.'s animated film remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in .
The film added $52 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its domestic total to $300 million, surpassing the original, and its global tally to a staggering $600 million.
The amount set a record gross for a movie on the weekend following Thanksgiving weekend, unseating 鈥淔rozen II,鈥� which earned $35.2 million in the same time frame in 2019. The numbers are not adjusted for inflation. Originally conceived as a Disney+ series, 鈥淢oana 2鈥� has already broken into the top five highest grossing releases of the year. Its performance means Disney has three films in this year's top five, including and The studio also has another big movie on the way before the year ends: Barry Jenkins' 鈥淢ufasa," out Dec. 20.
The weekend also showcased several new releases, including A24鈥檚 horror comedy 鈥淵2K鈥� and the Jude Law crime thriller But nothing was ever going to present significant competition to the enticing , 鈥淢oana 2,鈥� and
Second place at the box office was occupied by 鈥淲icked,鈥� which added $34.9 million, bringing its domestic total to $320.5 million in three weeks. Globally, the musical adaptation released by Universal is at $455.6 million. 鈥淕ladiator II鈥� followed in third place with $12.5 million, while 鈥淩ed One鈥� came in fourth with $7 million.
The newcomers struggled to make an impact. Even the 10th anniversary rerelease of Christopher Nolan鈥檚 which played in only 165 theaters, did better than 鈥淵2K鈥� ($2.1 million) and 鈥淭he Order鈥� ($888,000) combined. Paramount reported that the science fiction epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway brought in an estimated $4.4 million. IMAX also noted that all the of 鈥淚nterstellar鈥� were sold out through the weekend.
鈥淚 was thrilled so many moviegoers took advantage of the original IMAX experience of 鈥業nterstellar鈥� this weekend," Nolan said in a statement.
Next weekend theaters are in for another influx of bigger movies, with both Sony's comic book film 鈥淜raven the Hunter鈥� and the animated 鈥淭he Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim鈥� opening in wide release. Awards contenders 鈥淣ickel Boys鈥� and 鈥淪eptember 5鈥� will also open in a limited number of theaters.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
