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Disney's 'Encanto' enchants N. American viewers

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="alt" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/11/28/20211128-encanto.jpg"/></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES - Disney&#x27;s new animated musical fantasy film &quot;Encanto&quot; has topped the North American box office for the three-day weekend, taking in an estimated $27 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.</p><p>Its numbers fell short of previous family-oriented Thanksgiving weekend releases such as &quot;Frozen II&quot; and &quot;Coco&quot; but were still seen as a sign that family films are starting to return to health in the pandemic era. </p><p>With original music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, &quot;Encanto&quot; tells the story of a family in the mountains of Colombia endowed with special powers -- except for daughter Mirabel, who ends up having to save the others. Voice actors include Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo and Diane Guerrero.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1844174" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Also faring well was Sony&#x27;s family-friendly &quot;Ghostbusters: Afterlife.&quot; The latest chapter in the wacky supernatural franchise took in an estimated $24.5 million to place second for the Friday-through-Sunday period.</p><p>Directed by Jason Reitman, whose father Ivan Reitman made the original 37 years ago, &quot;Afterlife&quot; stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon and Mckenna Grace in a ghostly tale that has shape-shifted from 1980s Manhattan to today&#x27;s small-town Oklahoma.</p><p>Further reflecting Hollywood&#x27;s gradual recovery, Ridley Scott&#x27;s new crime drama &quot;House of Gucci&quot; placed third at $14.2 million, a healthy showing for an adult-oriented film at a time when Covid fears have kept many older viewers at home. </p><p>The MGM/United Artists film stars Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci, the onetime head of the famed Gucci fashion house, and Lady Gaga -- again drawing Oscar buzz three years after &quot;A Star Is Born&quot; -- as Patrizia Reggiani, the vengeful ex-wife who in 1995 hired a hitman to murder Gucci outside his Milan office. </p><p>The star-laden cast also includes Al Pacino, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Irons and Jared Leto.</p><p>Disney/Marvel superhero film &quot;Eternals&quot; placed fourth, at $7.9 million, while surpassing an accumulated $150 million domestically. Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden and Gemma Chan star in the story of an immortal race of aliens who emerge from hiding to save the Earth.</p><p>And in fifth was Sony and Screen Gems&#x27; new &quot;Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.&quot; The video game adaptation took in $5.3 million, with Kaya Scodelario and Robbie Amell starring.</p><div><strong>Rounding out the top 10 were: </strong></div><p>&quot;Clifford the Big Red Dog&quot; ($4.9 million)</p><p>&quot;King Richard&quot; ($3.3 million)</p><p>&quot;Dune&quot; ($2.2 million)</p><p>&quot;No Time to Die&quot; ($1.8 million)</p><p>&quot;Venom: Let There Be Carnage&quot; ($1.6 million)</p><div><strong>bbk/to</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Disney's new animated musical fantasy film 'Encanto' topped the North American box office for the 3-day weekend, taking in an estimated $27 million.