'Frozen 2' achieves the highest grossing weekend in Thanksgiving history

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New York (CNN Business) - Another week, another box office record that breaks Disney.

“Frozen 2,” the sequel to the 2013 animated phenomenon study, set the record for the highest grossing weekend in Thanksgiving history. He earned $ 123.7 million in the United States during the five-day holiday weekend, breaking the record for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," which earned $ 109 million in 2013.

The film, which continues the adventures of Princess Anna, Queen Elsa and Olaf, the snowman, has earned $ 738.6 million worldwide in just 12 days.

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The animated film broke records when it was released last weekend, with a national income of $ 130 million. That was the highest grossing debut for Walt Disney Animation Studios. The sequel also set the record for the world's largest opening for an animated film in history, earning $ 358 million worldwide.

"Frozen 2" is another great success during a year of many blockbusters for Disney. The company has already set the record for the year with the highest collection for a study, a milestone it achieved in July. The studio also has five films that have generated more than 1,000 million. That includes "Avengers: Endgame," the biggest blockbuster in box office history, "The Lion King" and "Toy Story 4."

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“Frozen 2” is on its way to becoming the sixth movie to join the 1,000 million club for Disney, and the studio could get a seventh movie to raise more than $ 1 billion next month when “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker “, the final chapter of the Skywalker saga.

Hollywood offered the public many movies to enjoy in addition to "Frozen 2" this weekend.

"Knives Out" by Lionsgate, a murder mystery starring Daniel Craig and Chris Evans, brought a five-day national opening for $ 41.7 million. The other newcomer this weekend, "Queen & Slim" by Universal, a romantic drama starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, earned $ 15.8 million in the United States during the Thanksgiving holiday.

The North American box office fell approximately 7% at the start of the holiday, according to Comscore.

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