Disney, Pixar top Thanksgiving openings
LOS ANGELES - Coco gave Disney and Pixar much to be thankful for over the long Thanksgiving weekend, as the highly reviewed animation led new releases on North American screens, according to industry data released on Monday.
The film, which tells the story of a 12-year-old Mexican, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), who longs to become a musician but faces a generations-old family ban on music, netted an estimated $50.8 million over the three-day weekend and $72.9 million over the Wednesday-through-Sunday period, says research firm Exhibitor Relations.
Coco, which takes Miguel into the magical Land of the Dead, where trickster Hector (Gael Garcia Bernal) helps him unravel a deep family secret, received a rare A+ rating from audiences surveyed by CinemaScore.
