Dwayne Johnson appears a second time in the box office ranking with Red One, an action comedy centering around the abduction of good old St. Nick (J.K. Simmons), and it's up to the head of North Pole security (Johnson) and a notorious hacker (Chris Evans) to find him.

Worldwide results are a different story as we hear Moana 2 is leading over Wicked daily. Yesterday the Disney Animation title made $16.1M taking its running worldwide cume to $439.7M. The Dwayne Johnson-Auli’i Cravalho reteam is expected to exceed the original 2016 title’s domestic final take of $248.7M sometime tomorrow.

Here’s how we know December is likely to gross over $1 billion: in its first eight days through the upcoming weekend, “Moana 2” (Disney), “Wicked” (Universal), and “Gladiator II” (Paramount) will likely combine to take in around $225 million in U.S./Canada box office.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about how Wicked's performance compares to other recent Broadway film adaptations.

Instead of lounging on the couch after Thanksgiving, Americans headed to movie theaters, as the premiere of Disney’s “Moana 2” and the draw of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” provided a big boost to the domestic box office.

The theatrical experience isn’t dead yet! Three new releases have combined to lift the box office to its best Black Friday in history, with Moana 2 , Wicked, and Gladiator II combining to earn $108 million at the box office.

Moana 2 has beaten both Wicked and Gladiator II at the box office over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend. Per Deadline, Moana 2 made $135.5 million during its opening weekend; although, the movie technically opened on Wednesday and therefore made $221 million during its five-day opening Thanksgiving weekend.

Moana 2 is continuing to sail at the box office. Per Deadline, Moana 2 scored an additional $52 million at the domestic box office this weekend. Once again beating out Wicked (which made $34.8 million) and Gladiator II (which made $12.