Encanto Wins Holiday Box Office Weekend with $27M

Disney’s Encanto conquered the holiday weekend box office battle with a $27 million debut. The total estimated box office haul over the weekend was just over $141 million, which is down 49% when compared to 2019. Encanto opened below initial box office predictions, with many analysts pointing to the other family movies available to presently watch in theaters. Ghostbusters: Afterlife was the main competition, and Disney narrowly beat the latest in the Ghostbusters franchise to take the number one spot over the long weekend.