Audiences go for a second helping of ‘Encanto’

Leftovers were connected the paper for moviegoers successful North America this weekend. “Encanto,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “House of Gucci” repeated successful the apical 3 spots, according to workplace estimates connected Sunday. All 3 films are playing exclusively successful theaters.

The play aft Thanksgiving is usually beauteous quiescent astatine the container bureau and this twelvemonth was nary objection considering caller offerings similar “Flee” and “Benedetta” were playing lone successful constricted release. Disney’s “Encanto,” an animated communicative with archetypal euphony from Lin-Manuel Miranda, earned $12.7 cardinal to instrumentality the apical spot, down 53% from its opening past weekend. Globally, it’s earned $116.1 cardinal to date.

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” took 2nd spot successful its 3rd play with $10.4 million, pushing it conscionable past the $100 cardinal threshold. And Ridley Scott’s ripped from the headlines “House of Gucci,” starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, came successful 3rd spot successful its 2nd play with $6.8 cardinal from 3,477 locations, bringing its home full to $33.6 million.

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In different notable showings, Warner Bros.’ brought “Dune” backmost to IMAX screens this weekend. The premium screens accounted for implicit fractional of its $1.8 cardinal home earnings.

Neon’s animated documentary “Flee” besides opened connected 4 screens, earning $25,033. The movie is astir a antheral who fled Afghanistan arsenic a kid successful the 1980s.

Things should prime up adjacent week arsenic Steven Spielberg’s instrumentality connected “West Side Story” dances into theaters nationwide.

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