Thanksgiving
Horror Sony R 1h 46m Released Nov 17, 2023 Discussed 2023–2024
Opening weekend
$10.3M
3,204 theaters
Per-theater average
$3,217
opening weekend
Domestic total
$31.9M
3.1× its opening
Worldwide total
$46.6M
69% domestic
Production budget
$15.0M
3.1× worldwide
RT critics
83%
RT audience
77%
-6 vs critics
Metacritic
63
Where it turns up
Friday, November 17, 2023 Third weekend of November 2023
On the chart Thanksgiving (opening): $10.3M
Expected 'It looks like a weekend of about 11' Actual: $10.3M
In the note
But please don’t forward the email. It’s going to be a pre Thanksgiving weekend closer to the pre-Covid norm this weekend and we should obliterate last year's total.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving 2023
In the note
It’s going to be a fairly normal Thanksgiving weekend, maybe a little low, but a nice variety of films should keep the total at a number ahead of last year.
Friday, November 8, 2024 Second weekend of November 2024
In the note
Another calendar aberration comes into play next weekend, Thanksgiving was one week earlier last year, so next weekend was the weekend before Thanksgiving sweet spot (where the bigger movies usually open), so with Hunger Games, Trolls Band Together, Thanksgiving and Next Goal Wins opening, we’ll be way behind next week.
Friday, November 15, 2024 Third weekend of November 2024
In the note
As expected, the total box-office this weekend will end up way behind last year, mostly because we’re in a Thanksgiving ‘leap year’.
Friday, December 6, 2024 First weekend of December 2024
In the note
Thanks to the gift of Wickona tm, we’re going to set another record this weekend, and just the total of Wickona tm should total more than the 5 year average for the weekend after Thanksgiving (to be fair, I’m taking out 2020 and 2021; if we left those 2 years in, just Moana 2 would gross more than the average of the last 5 years).