Zootopia, Thanksgiving and Wicked
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Driven by a $156 million extended opening from Disney’s “Zootopia 2” and a $93 million second weekend for Universal’s “Wicked: For Good,” the five-day Thanksgiving period is estimated to bring in $297 million in overall grosses for the United States and Canada.
For Good” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office, earning $150 million domestically and $226 million worldwide — far outpacing its predecessor.
The second half of the feature take of the Broadway musical from Winnie Holzman and music/lyricist Stephen Schwartz is coming in hot, already Fandango’s biggest PG rated advance ticket seller stateside, and the best pre-seller year to date.