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The top winners at the Thanksgiving box office are 'A Bug's Life' -- and Disney

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Disney had much to give thanks for over the holiday weekend as "A Bug's Life" dominated the box office in its second week, pulling in a projected $45.7 million in five days. Not only did "A Bug's Life" beat the studio's own Thanksgiving record for one film (1996's "101 Dalmatians" took in $45.1 million), but Disney's total take of the box office market (52.6%) also set new highs. Factoring in the studio's other movies -- "Enemy of the State" (third place with $25.9 million), "The Waterboy" (fourth with $19.6 million), and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (13th with $2.3 million) -- Disney grossed around $94 million, beating its old record of $63.8 million, also set in 1996. (Paramount's "The Rugrats Movie" managed to worm in on Eisner and Co.'s domination by landing second place with $27.4 million.)

Universal, on the other hand, got the gristle this Thanksgiving. Its big hope for the children's market, the $90 million "Babe: Pig in the City," landed weakly in fifth place with $8.2 million. And "Meet Joe Black" is dropping fast, pulling in $8.1 million for sixth place. These films are the legacy of former Universal Studios chairman Frank Biondi Jr., who was ousted on Nov. 16. Oh well, at least he got to digest his turkey stress-free.

See the box office figures for this week's top films

Originally posted Nov 30, 1998
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