Surpassing virtually all expectations, Disney’s Frozen took advantage of the lack of any strong competition for the family market this weekend with a record-breaking gross of $66 million, Collider is reporting. For the five day weekend, things were even better, with the film standing with a massive total gross of $93 million since opening on Wednesday. Although it was unable to take the box office crown from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Frozen still had the best Thanksgiving opening of all time, beating Toy Story 2 way back in 1999. The good news doesn’t stop there: Both Hunger Games and Frozen also beat the record for best Thanksgiving weekend overall, which was held by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Frozen scored an 84% “freshness” rating over at RottenTomatoes.Com, and had a rare “A+” CinemaScore, so word of mouth should be able to help the movie have strong legs.
Frozen cools down box office with biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever