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Chee Hoo Mania At The Box Office: Thanksgiving Eve Soars To $92M, 2nd Best Day YTD; ‘Moana 2’ Surfing To Thanksgiving $175M+ Record, ‘Wicked’ $97M+ & ‘Gladiator II’ $40M

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Thanksgiving box office sees record-breaking day as 'Moana 2', 'Wicked', and 'Gladiator II' dominate the holiday slate.
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  • Disney's 'Moana 2' is on track to surf to a $175M+ Thanksgiving record, outpacing the $97M+ for Universal's 'Wicked' and $40M for Paramount's 'Gladiator II'.
  • The $92.2M Wednesday box office haul was the second-highest grossing day of 2024, trailing only the $118.3M set by 'Deadpool & Wolverine' on July 26.
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Disney, Universal, Paramount, Moana 2, Wicked, Gladiator II, Deadpool & Wolverine
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