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Disney Animation’s 'Wish' unexpectedly came in third at the Thanksgiving box office. Heading into the holiday weekend, the music-infused animated film was expected to win the crowded box office race. Instead, 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' topped the domestic chart, with 'Napoleon' coming in second.

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00:00 Disney Animation's Wish unexpectedly came in third at the Thanksgiving box office.

00:04 Heading into the holiday weekend, the music-infused animated film was expected to win the crowded

00:09 box office race.

00:10 Instead, The Hunger Games' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes topped the domestic chart,

00:14 with Napoleon coming in second.

00:16 Overall, the 2023 Thanksgiving box office was up a hefty 40% or more from last year,

00:21 but still trailed pre-pandemic times.

00:23 Revenue was down 34% from 2019.

00:26 The Hunger Games prequel easily came in at number one, making an estimated $42 million

00:30 domestically for the Wednesday-to-Sunday corridor.

00:33 The movie, which opened the weekend before Thanksgiving, finished Sunday with a domestic

00:36 total of nearly $100 million and $197.3 million globally.

00:48 In a surprise twist, Ridley Scott's new historical epic Napoleon edged out Wish to

00:52 come in at number two.

00:54 The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, opened to an estimated $32.5 million domestically

00:58 for the five days.

00:59 Overseas, it made $46.3 million for a global launch of $78.8 million.

01:06 Meanwhile, Wish earned an estimated $31.7 million for the five days to place at number

01:14 three.

01:15 Heading into the holiday, the movie had been tracking to open in the $45 to $50 million

01:19 range at the domestic box office.

01:20 Overseas, the animated film made $17.5 million for a global start of about $49 million.

01:27 It's worth noting its initial footprint only includes four major markets.

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