Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ wins Thanksgiving weekend box office

“Ralph Breaks the Internet.”Disney Animation

• “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Disney’s sequel to “Wreck-It Ralph,” wins the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend box office with an estimated $84.5 million.
• That’s the second-best opening ever for a movie over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend, topping fellow Disney hit “Moana” ($82 million). 
• “Creed II” also earned some major coin, netting $55 million over the weekend.
• It’s the biggest opening ever for a live-action movie.

Six years after “Wreck-It Ralph,” Disney’s sequel “Ralph Breaks the Internet” had no trouble being a major winner at the domestic box office.

The movie took in an estimated $84.5 million over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend (Wednesday-Sunday). That’s the second-best opening ever over that holiday stretch, with fellow Disney title “Frozen” still at the top of the heap with a $93.5 million 5-day opening.

Though “Ralph Breaks the Internet” didn’t make the top all-time spot, it took down some impressive titles, besting “Moana” ($82 million), “Toy Story 2” ($80.1 million), and “Coco” ($72.9 million).

Yes, those are all Disney titles, too. In fact, eight out of the top 10 biggest Thanksgiving holiday weekend earners (5-day total) are all from the house that Mickey built. 

“Creed II.”MGM

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But picking up steam to become another Thanksgiving moviegoing tradition is the “Creed” franchise.

MGM teamed with Warner Bros. for 2015’s “Creed” — Ryan Coogler’s reboot of the “Rocky” franchise that moved the focus to Adonis Creed, son of Apollo Creed — and had a critical and box office success taking in $42.1 million over the 5-day Thanksgiving day weekend.

MGM went it alone for the sequel, “Creed II,” taken over by director Steven Caple Jr., and topped the first in a big way. The movie earned $55 million, the biggest take ever for a live-action movie over the holiday weekend, passing 2007’s $49 million for “Enchanted” (yep, a Disney movie).

We could be looking at a healthy rivalry between Disney and Adonis Creed over Turkey Day for years to come.

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