RDI - Disney's 'Encanto' seeks enchanting debut as Thanksgiving films roll out
It's Thanksgiving in the U.S., which means the usual Friday film releases move up to Wednesday in a pitched battle for the holiday moviegoer's dollars on a five-day weekend. There are three new wide releases looking to steal share from Ghostbusters: Afterlife (NYSE:SONY), which opened to a fairly strong $44 million last weekend. Probably foremost among those is Disney (NYSE:DIS) animated film Encanto, targeting $40 million over the five days after it generated $1.5 million in Tuesday evening previews. It's likely to prevail over House of Gucci (OTC:MGMB), the biographical crime drama sporting a cast including Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Adam Driver, Jared leto, Jeremy Irons and Salma Hayek that trailed with $1.3 million in Tuesday previews. Also opening wide (and targeting a very different audience) is Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (SONY), the latest in the seven-film videogame-based survival horror franchise (and a reboot of the concept). It
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Disney's 'Encanto' seeks enchanting debut as Thanksgiving films roll out