"Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" Christmas box office record

LOS ANGELES – Spectators enjoyed "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" during the Thanksgiving weekend. The suites generated record revenues for the long weekend.

Both films dominated the North American charts, broke the openings of the original films, and allowed Thanksgiving's five-day box office sales to break the $ 300 million mark for the first time in its history.

Studios on Sunday, said Disney "Wreck-It Ralph" following reported about $ 55.7 million over the three days of the weekend and $ 84.5 million since its opening on Wednesday, to take the lead and become one of Thanksgiving's biggest opportunities of all the temperature.

His five-day Thanksgiving recipes are the third most important of all time, behind "Frozen" and "Hunger Games: Catching Fire".

The film sees the return of the vocal talents of John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, and has marked with audiences and critics alike.

"We are very grateful for this weekend," said Cathleen Taff, who oversees Disney's theatrical distribution. "It was a fantastic start and a great way to start the holiday season."

Rocky group "Creed II", starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, was second at $ 35.3 million since the weekend and $ 55.8 million since Wednesday, well ahead of Thanksgiving debut of the first film in 2015. The sequel directed by Steven Caple Jr. Jordan's Adonis Creed fighting the son of Ivan Drago.

"It's a timeless franchise for us at MGM, and we're excited to see both its legacy and the new generation of audiences continuing to react to Rocky Balboa and Adonis Creed at a time when we need edifying narratives" Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM Motion Picture Group, said in a statement.

Third place was won by "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" of Illumination Entertainment, which raised $ 30.2 million during its second weekend, and has just passed the following of "Fantastic Beasts", "Crimes of Grindelwald" ($ 29.7 million), also at the end of week two.

There was little left at the table for the latest version of "Robin Hood," starring Taron Egerton. Lionsgate's poorly-reviewed photo Summit Entertainment reported only $ 9.1 million over the weekend and $ 14.2 million over the first five days of filming, for a production budget of nearly $ 100 million.

Universal's Green Paper, acclaimed by Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, expanded to 1,063 locations after a limited start and took ninth place with $ 5.4 million.

Peter Farrelly directed the film based on a true story of a road trip through the South of Jim Crow's era. Jim Orr, head of distribution at Universal, said he's expecting a long life at the national box office, with many awards, good reviews and an A + CinemaScore for the film.

Another award-winning film, Fox Searchlight's acclaimed play "The Favorite", starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Oliva Colman, was opened in four locations for $ 420,000.

Overall, it was a remarkable Thanksgiving setting at the box office for the industry. It's the first time that the national box office totals more than $ 300 million over the past five days around Thanksgiving Day. The Comscore ticketing tracker provides for a total of $ 314 million.

"It's a thanksgiving that suits us perfectly for a year that has seen its share of records beaten," said Paul Dergarabedian, a media analyst with Comsore.

Estimated sales of tickets from Friday to Sunday in US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where applicable, the latest international issues from Friday to Sunday are also included. Final national figures will be released Monday.

1. "Ralph breaks the Internet", $ 55.7 million ($ 41.5 million international amount)
2. "Creed II", $ 35.3 million
3. "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch," $ 30.2 Million ($ 7.6 Million International)
4. "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald", $ 29.7 million ($ 83.7 million international)
5. "Bohemian Rhapsody", $ 13.9 million (international: $ 38 million)
6. "Instant Family", $ 12.5 million
7. "Robin Hood", $ 9.1 million ($ 8.7 million international)
8. "Widows", $ 8 million
9. "Green Paper", $ 5.4 million
10. "A star is born", 3 million dollars (3.5 million international dollars).

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Estimated ticket sales from Friday to Sunday in international theaters (outside the United States and Canada), according to Comscore:

1. "Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald Crimes", $ 83.7 Million
2. "Ralph breaks the Internet", $ 41.5 million
3. "Bohemian Rhapsody", $ 38 million
4. "A cool fish", $ 25.1 million
5. "Venom", $ 21.3 million
6. "Johnny English Strikes Again," $ 12.2 million.
7. "Superlopez", $ 10.2 million
8. "Robin Hood", $ 8.7 million
9. "Dr. Seuss & The Grinch," $ 7.6 Million
10. "Unstoppable", $ 6.3 million.