Even though Frozen II had been out a couple of weeks already, it probably wasn't the best time to release a film aimed at family audiences. But the team behind Playmobil: The Movie decided to go ahead anyway and... well, more on that later. The latest Disney animated behemoth, meanwhile, added a studio-estimated $34.6 million to win the US box office once again this weekend.
With this latest triumph, the film has made more than $337 in the States alone, and its global take is now up to $916.6 million, set to cross the billion-dollar mark next weekend at the latest. The success of the movie means the Mouse House has become the first studio to cross $10 billion (or will very shortly) at the worldwide box office, and that's before the release of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. Adding in the returns from the Fox movies it now owns, it has passed the $11 billion mark.
Knives Out continues to well, staying in second with $14.1 million, while Ford V Ferrari (AKA Le Mans '66) added $6.537 million in third. Queen & Slim also stayed in place, making $6.530 million, so expect those two to jockey for position in the final figures. Rounding out the top five we find A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood, which made $5.2 million.
You have to go to sixth place to find a new entry, though not quite a new release, as environmental legal thriller Dark Waters boosted its screen count and earned $4.1 million. Seventh was 21 Bridges, which took home $2.8 million.
Playing With Fire slipped to eighth, adding $2 million, while Midway fell one place to ninth on $1.9 million. At 10th, Joker made $1 million, preparing to leave the top 10 on $332.4 million domestically.
And what about Playmobil: The Movie? Glad you asked! The wannabe Lego Movie competitor crashed and burned on its Stateside debut, making just $660,000 for a 14th place launch. That's one of the worst wide release starts (it opened on 2,337 screens) of the year, and could easily make the all-time list.