'Moana' dominates at Thanksgiving holiday box officeNEW YORK--Disney's South Pacific animated tale "Moana" fell short of a "Frozen"-sized debut but nevertheless dominated the Thanksgiving box office with an estimated US$81.1 million over the five-day weekend. The well-reviewed "Moana," about a princess's mythical journey in ancient Polynesia, earned US$55.5 million from Friday to Sunday in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though it didn't match the 2013 Thanksgiving release of "Frozen" (US$93.6 million over five days in 2013), "Moana" ("MWAH-nah") scored the second-highest Turkey Day debut ever. Overseas, "Fantastic Beasts," debuted in China, where its US$41.1 million fueled a weekend haul of US$132 million internationally. The Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard World War II romance "Allied" opened with a mediocre US$18 million over five days.

Source: The China Post November 28, 2016 16:19 UTC