The Croods: A New Age earned $3.9 million on Black Friday for a better-than-expected five-day debut of $14 million-plus in North America if projections hold.
That includes a three-day weekend tally of $9.7 million, as strong as Tenet. From Universal and DreamWorks Animation, the family animated pic opened on Wednesday, and is playing in 2,211 theaters (or just about any location that remains open).
Globally, Croods 2 is headed for an estimated $35.8 million bow, including $20 million from China. While those numbers pale in comparison to past Thanksgiving titles, Croods 2 is welcome news for Hollywood, considering there are widespread theater reclosures in major markets across the country because of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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