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LOS ANGELES – Thanksgiving moviegoers ended up with the equivalent of Grandma's green bean almondine – the tried and true. "Ralph Breaks the Internet," Walt Disney Animation's most-watched sequel, sold the most tickets, followed by "Creed II," the eighth movie in the "Rocky" series.
But original offers, including a "Robin Hood" and a political drama "The Front Runner", were scrapped.
"Ralph Breaks the Internet", with a voice led by John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, collected about $ 55.7 million on North American theaters over the weekend, for a total of $ 84.5 million dollars since their arrival Wednesday, according to Comscore. Its predecessor, "Wreck-It Ralph", raised $ 49 million during the first three days of its theatrical release in early November 2012, or about $ 55 million after adjusting for the cost of the film. inflation.
Ralph Breaks the Internet, whose manufacturing and market cost Disney at least $ 300 million, has raised an additional $ 41.5 million from a handful of foreign countries, including China.
"Creed II", which also received most favorable reviews have reported $ 35.3 million between Friday and Sunday in the United States and Canada, for a total of $ 55.8 million since their arrival Wednesday, 22% more than the beginning of " Creed "for Thanksgiving 2015, after adjusting for inflation.
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Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone take over their roles in "Creed II", whose creation and marketing cost about $ 100 million. Several studios including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Annapurna and Warner Bros. begin to arrive. "Creed II" will begin to come out wide abroad this week.
It was not a good holiday for Lionsgate, who released "Robin Hood" on 2,827 copies in North America. Spectators seemed to agree with critics, who widely criticized this updated version of the classic story: ticket sales amounted to about $ 9.1 million between Friday and Sunday, for a total of $ 14.2 million since their arrival Wednesday. Lionsgate spent about $ 100 million (excluding marketing costs) on the production of "Robin Hood" produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and partner Jennifer Davisson. Lionsgate has recovered a portion of its investment by selling distribution rights overseas.
While playing in a relatively limited version – 807 sites – in anticipation of a wider rollout scheduled for next weekend, "The Front Runner" (Sony) may be considered a major box office failure. The film, which received mixed reviews and is portrayed by Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart's presidential candidate in 1988, grossed about $ 885,000 over a five-day period at Thanksgiving. "The Front Runner" was independently funded by Bron Studios of Canada and Creative Wealth Media.
Also noteworthy: "Roma", acclaimed by the critics of Alfonso Cuarón, was presented at a few theaters in New York and Los Angeles, in an olive branch of its distributor Netflix, to reward voters. Netflix, however, declined to report ticket sales.
During the on-the-spot checks over the weekend, it appeared that "Roma" had participated in or almost sold-out screenings. Netflix will push "Roma" in more theaters next week-end, before its global release on December 14th.
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