'Frozen 2' ices out competition in N. American box office
Disney's new release "Frozen 2" iced out competitors to top North American box offices over the week
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Disney s new release "Frozen 2" iced out competitors to top North American box offices over the weekend, taking in an estimated $127 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
The film follows the beloved characters from 2013 hit "Frozen," as they travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest in search of the origin of Queen Elsa s (voiced by Idina Menzel) magical ice powers.
"Frozen 2," which has come out just in time for the winter holidays, set a November record for an animated movie and secured the third-best start for an animated film behind fellow Disney titles "Incredibles 2" (2018) and "Finding Dory" (2016), according to Variety.
In second was last week s leader, "Ford v. Ferrari," with an estimated $16 million. The Fox film is based on the true story of how a team at Ford built a car to challenge Ferrari s longtime dominance of France s classic 24-hour Le Mans race.
New Sony release "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," a drama about a journalist s relationship with beloved television star Fred Rogers (played by Tom Hanks), debuted in third place with an estimated $13.5 million.
Thriller "21 Bridges" opened at fourth, taking in an estimated $9.2 million. The new movie from STX Films stars Chadwick Boseman as an NYPD detective who shuts down all 21 of Manhattan s bridges to find two suspected cop killers.
