Well, Walt Disney’s “Frozen II” was able to hit exactly where the pundits said it would, landing at $130.2 million in its opening weekend. With an average of $29,338 in 4,440 theaters, that was enough to earn it the POPCORN AWARD as well. Fellow new releases “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “21 Bridges” couldn’t overcome “Ford v Ferrari” which held ground at #2, beating out the newcomers. “Beautiful Day” opened well below its $18 million projection, with $13.2 million while “21 Bridges” opened exactly where it was projected to be, at $9.2 million. Two surprises landed at #22 and #23 with “Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest” and “Pagalpanti” both getting onto the List despite zero buzz about them. In its third weekend, “Honey Boy” was able to increase +24.1% and earn the GOLDEN PERCENTAGE AWARD.
Besides “Honey Boy,” the A24 release “Waves” was the only other film to move up on the List. Everything else shifted down, including “Charlie’s Angels,” “Doctor Sleep,” “Terminator: Dark Fate,” and “The Lighthouse” all shifting down five or more spots. Falling off the List were the four films that were projected to fall off with “Abominable” and “Arctic Dogs” both buckling to the weight of “Frozen II” while “Pain and Glory” and “Better Days” were lucky to hold on as long as they did. Also lucky was “Downton Abbey,” which fell off but after earning an estimated worldwide profit of $165 million. Not so lucky was “Motherless Brooklyn,” the film by and starring Edward Norton, which fell off, but appears to have lost $14 million worldwide.
Buckle in for the ride with “Frozen II” taking the reigns of the Box Office for the next few weeks at least. Opening next weekend will be “Knives Out,” which is only projected to make $18.5 million over the Thanksgiving weekend. I have a gut feeling that’s pretty low for the star-studded film. Also opening is “Queen & Slim,” which could have Oscar contentions. It looks for a $7.5 million opening weekend. “The Two Popes” and “63 Up” could also play a part on the List. Making room for those films, expect the two surprises “Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest” and “Pagalpanti” to take a quick trip off the List along with possibly “Countdown” or “Black and Blue.”
BOX OFFICE KING: “Frozen II”
BOX OFFICE QUEEN: “Ford v Ferrari”
POPCORN AWARD*: “Frozen II”
GOLDEN PERCENTAGE AWARD**: “Honey Boy”
| # | Title | Weekend | Total | Budget | Week | LW | CH |
| 1 | Frozen II (BV) |
$130,263,358 | ($130,263,358) | ** | 1st | N |  |
| 2 | Ford v Ferrari (Fox) |
$15,730,678 | ($57,720,248) | $97.6m | 2nd | #1 |  |
| 3 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony) |
$13,251,238 | ($13,251,238) | $25m | 1st | N |  |
| 4 | 21 Bridges (STX) |
$9,250,117 | ($9,250,117) | $33m | 1st | N | |
| 5 | Midway (LG) |
$4,640,673 | ($43,048,234) | $100m | 3rd | #2 | |
| 6 | Playing With Fire (Par) |
$4,515,388 | ($31,522,035) | $29.9m | 3rd | #4 | |
| 7 | The Good Liar (WB) |
$3,401,194 | ($11,791,988) | $10m | 2nd | #7 | |
| 8 | Charlie’s Angels (2019) (Sony) |
$3,236,460 | ($14,002,052) | $48m | 2nd | #3 | |
| 9 | Last Christmas (Uni) |
$3,099,535 | ($27,851,925) | $25m | 3rd | #5 | |
| 10 | Joker (WB) |
$2,746,029 | ($326,857,842) | $55m | 8th | #8 | |
| 11 | Harriet (Focus) |
$2,330,100 | ($36,024,155) | $17m | 4th | #10 | |
| 12 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (BV) |
$2,051,520 | ($108,974,578) | $185m* | 6th | #9 | |
| 13 | Doctor Sleep (WB) |
$1,834,377 | ($28,751,119) | $45m* | 3rd | #6 | |
| 14 | Jojo Rabbit (FoxS) |
$1,588,234 | ($16,140,947) | ** | 6th | #12 | |
| 15 | Parasite (2019) (Neon) |
$1,255,325 | ($16,498,762) | $11m* | 7th | #14 | |
| 16 | Terminator: Dark Fate (Par) |
$1,250,589 | ($59,581,886) | $185m | 4th | #11 | |
| 17 | Zombieland 2: Double Tap (Sony) |
$540,733 | ($71,541,944) | $42m | 6th | #13 | |
| 18 | The Addams Family (2019) (UAR) |
$474,425 | ($95,514,844) | $40m* | 7th | #15 | |
| 19 | Black And Blue (SG) |
$320,106 | ($21,395,063) | $12m* | 5th | #17 | |
| 20 | Countdown (STX) |
$294,113 | ($24,894,793) | $6.5m* | 5th | #16 | |
| 21 | Honey Boy (Amzn) |
$252,322 | ($922,719) | $3.5m* | 3rd | #24 |   |
| 22 | Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest (Tra) |
$232,452 | ($673,932) | ** | 1st | N | |
| 23 | Pagalpanti (Ero) |
$227,714 | ($227,714) | ** | 1st | N | |
| 24 | The Lighthouse (A24) |
$180,967 | ($10,171,652) | ** | 6th | #19 | |
| 25 | Waves (A24) |
$165,936 | ($333,167) | ** | 2nd | #29 | |
<<<ALL DOMESTIC NUMBERS FROM BOX OFFICE MOJO>>>>
OFF THE CHARTS THIS WEEK
| Title | Dom / World | Budget | Weeks | Highest | NOTE |
| Abominable (Uni) | $59,941,385 ($174,341,385) |
$75m | 9th | #1 |
(-$15.1m) (+$99.3m) |
| Arctic Dogs (Ent) | $5,589,953 ($6,249,588) |
$50m* | 4th | #10 |
(-$44.4m) (-$43.8m) |
| Better Days (Well Go) | $1,835,039 ($219,846,434) |
** | 3rd | #17 |
** |
| Downton Abbey (Focus) | $96,550,930 ($185,050,930) |
$20m* | 10th | #1 |
(+$76.6m) (+$165.1m) |
| Motherless Brooklyn (WB) | $9,111,366 ($11,211,366) |
$26m* | 4th | #9 |
(-$16.9m) (-$14.8m) |
| Pain & Glory (SPC) | $3,322,264 ($35,095,967) |
** | 8th | #16 |
** |
(OFFICIALLY CLOSED)
*POPCORN AWARD goes to the highest per theater average within the Top 25 List
**GOLDEN PERCENTAGE AWARD goes to the highest increase within the Top 25 List
