'Moana' Dominates the Weekend's Box Office

See what did well at theaters this weekend.

— -- Disney's "Moana," featuring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, sailed to the top of the long, holiday-weekend box office rankings with the second-largest five-day Thanksgiving opening of all-time, earning an estimated $81.1 million. It also notched the third-largest three-day Thanksgiving opening of all time, with an estimated $55.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

"Moana" placed behind 2013's "Frozen" and just ahead of 1999's "Toy Story 2," giving Disney nine of the top 10 five-day and three-day Thanksgiving weekend openings. Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated weekend gross ticket sales:

  • 1. Moana, $55.5 million
  • 2. Fantastic Beasts, $45.1 million
  • 3. Doctor Strange, $13.4 million
  • 4. Allied, $13 million
  • 5. Arrival, $11.3 million
  • 6. Trolls, $10.3 million
  • 7. Almost Christmas, $7.6 million
  • 8. Bad Santa 2, $6.1 million
  • 9. Hacksaw Ridge, $5.5 million
  • 10. The Edge of Seventeen, $2.9 million