Well, we definitely saw this coming!
From EW:
Disney’s Frozen 2 may take place in a world with freezing temperatures, but fans melted the ice with their warm reception of the animated film, to the tune of an estimated $127 million opening this weekend. It shattered box office records, becoming the biggest opening ever for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Frozen 2 ‘s huge debut is unsurprising, given the enormous success of the 2013 original, which opened to a staggering $243.4 million. The sequel sees the return of everyone’s favorite characters Anna (Kristen Bell), Elsa (Idina Menzel), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), and Olaf (Josh Gad) as they leave Arendelle to travel to the ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land as they set out to discover the origin of Elsa’s powers in order to save their kingdom.
Overall, box office is down a whopping 7.0 percent year-to-date, according to Comscore. That number had been steadily shrinking over the summer, but it’s shot back up now as we approach the end of the year. Check out the Nov. 22-24 numbers below:
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Frozen 2— $127 million
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Ford v Ferrari—$16 million
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood—$13.5 million
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21 Bridges— $9.3 million
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Midway — $4.7 million
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Playing With Fire — $4.6 million
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The Good Liar — $3.4 million
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Charlie’s Angels — $3.2 million
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Last Christmas — $3 million
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Joker — $3 million
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