Weekend Box Office: KRAVEN THE HUNTER and WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM Flopped

The weekend's only new wide releases, the comic book movie "Kraven the Hunter" and the anime "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" both tanked in spectacular fashion. Meanwhile, "Moana 2" and "Wicked" are still going strong, while "Gladiator II" is slowing down, but still around for the Top 5.

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Weekend Box-Office: MOANA 2 Dominates Post-Thanksgiving Frame

"Moana 2", "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" held over from the Thanksgiving frame, and they also helped the overall box-office break the post-Thanksgiving weekend record with a total of $130 million. Previously 2018 was the title holder with $120 million.

Although there were no major new releases, the weekend's Top 10 features the Bollywood action drama "Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2", the re-release of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar", the anime "Solo Leveling: ReAwakening", and the concert film "For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas - Live". The horror comedy "Y2K" starring Rachel Zegler and Jaedem Martell was also released in theaters but didn't so well.

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Weekend Box-Office: MOANA 2, WICKED and GLADIATOR II Fuel Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Frame

Thanks to the historic performance of Disney's new animated sequel "Moana 2", and considerable assistance from the previous weekend's top earners "Wicked" and "Gladiator II", the 2024 Thanksgiving weekend set an all time record with a total gross of $422 million in just five days.

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Weekend Box Office: WICKED AND GLADIATOR II Score Record-Breaking Openings

"Wicked" soared at the weekend box office and triumphed over "Gladiator II", but the latter was no slouch either, securing a hefty debut. Overall, "Glicked" drove the North American box office towards a 79% improvement over the pre-Thanksgiving frame last year when "The Hunger Games: Blalad of Songbirds" opened with $115.5 million.

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GLADIATOR II (2024) - Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"Gladiator II" is an epic historical action film directed by Ridley Scott from a script by David Scarpa. The film is a sequel to the 2000 classic "Gladiator", and it stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington. A third installment is reportedly in early stages of development. "Gladiator II" opened in theaters on November 22, 2024.

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New Soundtracks: GLADIATOR II (Harry Gregson-Williams)

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Release Date
November 15, 2024




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New Trailers: GLADIATOR II, RUMOURS, SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, THE CONVERT, THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS and RED ONE

Today we have new trailers for:

• Ridley Scott's highly anticipated sequel "Gladiator II". The cast includes Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, and Derek Jacobi.
• The darkly comic political zombie satire "Rumours" starring Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, Charles Dance and Roy Dupuis. The film is directed by Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin ("My Winnipeg", "The Saddest Music in the World"), Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson ("The Green Fog", "The Forbidden Room").
• The drama "Small Things Like These" starring Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson. Acclaimed Belgium-born television helmer Tim Mielants ("Peaky Blinders") directs from a script by acclaimed Irish playwright Enda Walsh ("The House", "Hunger") based on the Claire Keegan's award-winning 2021 novel of the same name.
• The historical action epic "The Convert" starring Guy Pearce. The film is directed by Lee Tamahori ("Die Another Day", "The Edge").
• The Netflix documentary "The Menendez Brothers".
• The Christmas action comedy "Red One" starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons and Kiernan Shipka.

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New Trailers: GLADIATOR II, F1, HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN, ONE FAST MOVE, PEAK SEASON and #AMFAD: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD

Today we have new trailers for:

• The highly (un)anticipated "Gladiator II", the sequel to the 2000 Oscar-winning epic. Once again directed by Ridley Scott, the new installment stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinge and Derek Jacobi.
• Joseph Kosinski's Formula 1 racing drama "F1" starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies and Sarah Niles.
• The indie comic book movie "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" directed by Brian Taylor, the co-helmer of "Crank" and "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance"). The script is co-written by comic book creator Mike Mignola based on his own graphic novel and story arc, and the cast includes Jack Kesy ("The Strain", "Claws"), Jefferson White, Joseph Marcell, Adeline Rudolph and Leah McNamara.
• The action film "One Fast Move" starring K.J. Apa, Eric Dane, Edward James Olmos and Maia Reficco. The film is written and directed by Kelly Blatz ("Senior Love Triangle").
• The romantic dramedy "Peak Season" starring Claudia Restrepo, Derrik DeBlasis, Ben Coleman, Fred Melamed and Stephanie Courtney.
• The horror film "#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead" starring Jade Pettyjohn, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Michaella Russell, Julian Haig, Justin Derickson, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith and Jojo Siwa. The film is directed by "Feast", "Saw IV" and "The Collector" helmer Marcus Dunstan.

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