Disney\u2019s feel-good animated sequel \u201cZootopia 2\u201d dominated the North American box office over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, earning $156 million, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The buddy cop comedy, featuring a cast of talking animals tackling stereotypes, is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2016 Oscar-winning hit \u201cZootopia.\u201d Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, and Idris Elba return for the second installment. \u201cThis is an outstanding opening for an animated sequel,\u201d said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. He noted that Disney and Pixar sequels often perform stronger than the originals, with second-episode launches averaging 71% bigger, and praised the film\u2019s strong reception in China. Globally, \u201cZootopia 2\u201d raked in an impressive $556 million, marking the biggest worldwide debut ever for an animated feature, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In second place, Universal\u2019s musical \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d earned $93 million, continuing the saga of Oz\u2019s iconic witches\u2014Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande). The film is based on the long-running Broadway hit, adapted from Gregory Maguire\u2019s 1995 novel. Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cNow You See Me: Now You Don\u2019t,\u201d the third installment in the crime-heist franchise, finished third with $10 million in the US and Canada. Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, and Woody Harrelson reprise their roles as illusionists targeting criminals. Rounding out the top four, the sci-fi horror \u201cPredator: Badlands\u201d brought in $6.6 million. And Paramount’s “The Running Man” — a new take on Stephen King’s dystopian novel about a murderous game show starring Glen Powell — ended up in fifth place with $5.5 million. Rounding out the top 10 were: “Eternity” ($5.2 million) “Rental Family” ($3.1 million) “Nuremberg” ($1.1 million) “Sisu: Road to Revenge” ($1 million) “Regretting You” ($705,000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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