Disney’s ‘Encanto’ takes the silent box of thanksgiving, ‘House of Gucci’ has made a spectacular debut with Reuters

Author: Rebecca Rubin

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Disney has regained its rightful place in the thank you box office. “Encanto,” the studio’s new animated music fable, has grossed $ 40 million since Wednesday, a strong estimate at a time when the public family has been reluctant to return to theaters.

It has become a holiday tradition for Disney to release a family-sponsored film about Turkey Day, and the critically acclaimed animated film “Encanto” serves as a hopeful sign that parents are gaining confidence to return their children to the movies. The film’s total five-day total is pretty short of the studio’s latest Thanksgiving releases, such as “Frozen II” in 2019 ($ 123.7 million), “Ralph Breaks the Internet” in 2018 ($ 84.6 million) and “Coco” in 2017 (71). million dollars). ). However, “Encanto” has gotten the best weekend for the premiere of an animated film during the pandemic. This is notable because films aimed at family audiences have had difficulty selling tickets and in a normal year animation is regularly one of the highest (if not the highest grossing) revenue in the genre.

Filmgoers enjoyed a list of MGM’s “House of Gucci” crime dramas, which grossed $ 14.2 million when it was a regular weekend and $ 21.8 million in the first five days of its premiere, which proved to be still an adult drama audience. that there is one, as long as Lady Gaga. appears in a leading role.

Due to a production budget of $ 75 million, “House of Gucci” will rely on large sales of foreign tickets to make a profit. Already, R-level drama has earned $ 12.8 million from 40 international countries, reaching a total of $ 34 million worldwide. Among foreign markets, “House of Gucci” had the largest share in the UK and Ireland ($ 3.4 million), France ($ 1.9 million) and Mexico ($ 1 million).

“Charm” was also expensive, costing the studio $ 120 million before accounting for marketing fees. They are only playing in the “Encanto” and “House of Gucci” halls, which should be beneficial for ticket sales.

It’s also new in theaters this weekend Sony (NYSE 🙂 ‘s “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City,” a remake of the long-running horror series, came in fifth. The R-thriller grossed $ 8.8 million over a five-day vacation, a result that fell short of expectations. It cost only $ 25 million to produce, so “Raccoon City” won’t have to fight uphill to get out of the red.