Kraven and The Lord of the Rings don’t flop at the box office

After a quiet start last week, the big movies for December begin this weekend with Sony films Kraven the Hunter And WB’s anime movie The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim. Despite being new features, neither film could stand up to the power of Disney and The Wizard of Oz.

per Hollywood Reporter, Craven He came in third place behind both of them Moana 2 and Wicked: Part One Which has been released since late November. At the time of writing, the R-rated antihero film has grossed $26 million globally, with $11 million coming from domestic audiences. Sony’s gamble is making movies about Spider-Man villains without the web-head himself Diminishing returns This year, not even Aaron Taylor Johnson It seems that brutally killing people could change that. Reviews have been mainly negative, so it’s possible that Sony will be more selective about who will direct the film, assuming a Sony Spider-Man Universe exists. He still has a future.

Meanwhile, Rohirrim It grossed $5 million domestically and $10.3 million worldwide. Set about 200 years ago Peter Jackson moviesit features some of the creative talent from those previous films, namely the co-writer Philippa Bowensand Jackson and Fran Walsh as EPs – to a mixed reception so far. It’s a strange time to Lord of the Rings Now: with the slave girl View Prime VideoThe World Bank is at least trying to get going One new movie It centered on Gollum, who also presided over the past year Very disastrous Video game. Plus get Jackson’s movies It was re-released in theaters During the summer, people might have been Rings’d Assuming they had any interest or knew about it Rohirrim In the first place.

As for Moana and evil? They keep making money. The first swam to $717 million worldwide and maintained the top spot with $26.6 million domestically as it heads to a $1 billion mark. The bad guys It’s now made $500 million, but it’s got an ace up its sleeve with… Singing version Hit theaters on Christmas Day. Speaking of which, next week will see a release Sonic 3 and Mufasa On December 20, then Nosferatu On Christmas Day – Meaning Craven and Rohirrim They may end up being kicked out of theaters soon.

If you watched any of the new movies this weekend, let us know what you thought in the comments below.

Want more io9 news? Check when to expect the latest marvel, star warsand Star Trek Releases, what’s next for DC Universe in film and televisionAnd everything you want to know about the future Doctor Who.