‘Coco’ Dominates Thanksgiving Weekend at the Box Office
- 6 years ago
‘Coco’ Dominates Thanksgiving Weekend at the Box Office
Pixar put extra care into ensuring the movie was culturally accurate,
and audiences and critics responded strongly: The movie received an A-plus grade from ticket buyers in CinemaScore exit polls and a 96 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregation site.
The turnout made “Coco,” which opened in nearly 4,000 theaters, the fourth-highest-grossing Thanksgiving opener of all
time, behind its Disney predecessors “Frozen” ($94 million), “Moana” ($82 million) and “Toy Story 3” ($80 million).
“They can come from all over the world, and when they’re executed as well as this is, can be relatable across languages and generations.”
The estimated global total for “Coco” stands at $153.4 million, according to comScore, which compiles box office data.
(It probably didn’t hurt that “Coco” was paired with a 21-minute “Frozen” offshoot, “Olaf’s
Frozen Adventure,” with new songs performed by Josh Gad, Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel.)
“Coco,” a vibrant, multicultural film from Pixar set in Mexico, drew $71 million domestically
over the five-day holiday weekend, beating out “Justice League” for the No.
“Great stories can come from everywhere,” Dave Hollis, the president of distribution for Walt Disney Studios, said in a phone interview.
The movie takes place on Día de los Muertos and follows Miguel, a boy from a family of shoemakers
whose quest to reignite his musical roots sends him on a journey through the underworld.
Pixar put extra care into ensuring the movie was culturally accurate,
and audiences and critics responded strongly: The movie received an A-plus grade from ticket buyers in CinemaScore exit polls and a 96 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregation site.
The turnout made “Coco,” which opened in nearly 4,000 theaters, the fourth-highest-grossing Thanksgiving opener of all
time, behind its Disney predecessors “Frozen” ($94 million), “Moana” ($82 million) and “Toy Story 3” ($80 million).
“They can come from all over the world, and when they’re executed as well as this is, can be relatable across languages and generations.”
The estimated global total for “Coco” stands at $153.4 million, according to comScore, which compiles box office data.
(It probably didn’t hurt that “Coco” was paired with a 21-minute “Frozen” offshoot, “Olaf’s
Frozen Adventure,” with new songs performed by Josh Gad, Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel.)
“Coco,” a vibrant, multicultural film from Pixar set in Mexico, drew $71 million domestically
over the five-day holiday weekend, beating out “Justice League” for the No.
“Great stories can come from everywhere,” Dave Hollis, the president of distribution for Walt Disney Studios, said in a phone interview.
The movie takes place on Día de los Muertos and follows Miguel, a boy from a family of shoemakers
whose quest to reignite his musical roots sends him on a journey through the underworld.