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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. 'ZOOTOPIA 2' CRITTERS FEAST AT B.O. SEQUEL NOTCHES 2ND-BEST DOMESTIC OPENING EVER FOR A DISNEY ANIMATION TITLE, TRAILING ONLY LAST YEAR'S 'MOANA 2' It’s a great Thanksgiving for Disney with Zootopia 2: The sequel posted a $35.8M Saturday en route to a $158M five-day opening, the second-highest 5-day bow ever over the holiday. That’s also the second-best debut for any Walt Disney Animation title. Last Wednesday, Thursday and Black Friday also had the next-best showings for their respective days after last year's Moana 2, which took in a jaw-dropping $225.4M in its first five days. Said Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman, “The incredible response to Zootopia 2 reflects both its worldwide appeal and the remarkable work of our filmmakers and cast. It’s a proud moment for Disney Animation and all of us at Disney, not to mention a great way to start the holiday season.” >>>Well Above Projections Related:  All The Box Office Records Broken Hong Kong Premiere Canceled “Out Of Respect” For Fire Victims Deadline Exclusives & Originals Newsom Wins Some Key Backers - Gavin Newsom's expected 2028 presidential run is starting to draw financial support from a number of prominent Hollywood donors. The California governor's Donald Trump-battling style is winning over some key supporters in the entertainment business, which has appreciated his expansion of tax incentives for film and TV production in the state as well as his willingness to take on Big Tech. “He’s a fighter, that’s what we need!” a top-tier producer and longtime Democratic fundraiser, told Deadline. “I just wish more Democrats, like Schumer and the leadership (in Congress), would emulate him, not take any sh*t from Trump,” the producer added. >>> Advantages Over Rivals The Stalking Of Nicola Holt - Nicola Holt, a British actress and model who has appeared in Viewpoint and Hollyoaks, has warned other women in the industry to “beware” film producer Kevin Proctor after he pleaded guilty to stalking. >>>Planted Tracking Device 'Daredevil' Meets 'American Psycho' - Arty Froushan, who plays Wilson Fisk’s sinister henchman Buck Cashman in Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again, will star as serial killer Patrick Bateman in a revamped revival of the musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ darkly satirical novel American Psycho. >>>Baz Bamigboye's Column Duffer Brothers Talk 'Stranger Things' - The Duffer brothers, Noah Schnapp and more of the Stranger Things cast reveal what we can expect from Volume II — the next three episodes of Season 5 — when it launches Christmas Day 2025. They also discuss the show's finale. >>>Full Coverage THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW ‘Home Alone’ Turns 35 – And Macaulay Culkin? The Kid Is All Right If he ever resented the burden of reaching a career peak at age 10 when Home Alone and that adorable face made him the most famous pint-sized Hollywood star since Shirley Temple, Macaulay Culkin has come to grips with all of it. There is no evidence of regret or any bitterness in being forever tethered to what many feel replaced It’s a Wonderful Life as the quintessential Christmas film, a perennial that hit its 35th anniversary this month. >>>Read The Interview      QUOTABLE   "Horrifying" -  James Cameron on the prospect of AI replacing actors in films MORE NEWS 🏷️ Paramount Advertising President John Halley will segue to a consulting role before departing the company in March, Deadline has confirmed, in the wake of the company's recent hiring of a chief revenue officer. Halley started at Viacom in 2007. 👋 Steve Spira, Warner Bros' President of Business Affairs, will be leaving at the end of the year, we have learned. Spira reported directly into Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Motion Picture Chairpeople Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. 🧹 Author Gregory Maguire, whose 1995 novel inspired the Broadway phenomenon-turned-Universal blockbuster Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is returning to the land of Oz with a prequel novel exploring the beginnings of the Good Witch. The tome will be titled Galinda: A Charmed Childhood. 🎬 First Lady Melania Trump said Friday that she has launched a production company, Muse Films, news that comes ahead of the release of an Amazon MGM Studios feature documentary about her. 👀 Claudia Black, who played Nightsister Klothow in Season 1 of Ahsoka on Disney+, is not returning to the show after she revealed that she “had to bow out” for the sophomore season of the Dave Filoni series, explaining that the pay was not enough for her to be away from home for filming. BY THE NUMBERS   34.3M -  Number of viewers who watched the 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade' on NBC and Peacock OBITUARIES 🕯️ Tom Stoppard, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Shakespeare in Love and 5x Tony-winning playwright, has died. He was 88. 🕯️ Ethan Browne, the Raising Helen actor who is the son of musician Jackson Browne, has died. He was 52. 🕯️  Danny Seagren , a Jim Henson puppeteer who played Big Bird on Sesame Street and portrayed the first live-action Spider-Man on The Electric Company, has died age 81. 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery ON THE RADAR Mon - Avatar global premiere; Gotham Film Awards Tue - Deadline For the Love of Docs: Cutting Through Rocks; Rachel Maddow on Colbert Sat - Deadline Contenders Film: International; Melissa McCarthy hosts SNL PHOTO OF THE DAY Golden Moment -  Jodie Foster receives the Tribute Award from jury president Bong Joon-ho at the Marrakech International Film Festival. This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. Please add email@email.deadline.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. 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