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While you're spending time with family this holiday weekend, let it go Billboard Family keeps you updated on what's happening in family entertainment before it's time to head back to school and work.
Bad is on the big screen for a second weekend and this week cinemas welcomed Moana 2 in the composition. The sequel to Walt Disney Animation's 2016 film leads the domestic box office (more on that below). When you combine the power of family successes Bad (Universal) and Moana 2 (Disney), plus action photo Gladiator II (Paramount), you have a commercial phenomenon at the box office: The Hollywood Reporter says that revenue over the long Thanksgiving weekend is set to break records, reaching more than $425 million. Our recommendation for families is to check out Badif you haven't yet, and then Moana 2so you can join the conversation about one or both in the classroom or at the office.
New music releases you and your kids may be interested in, Taylor Swift Section The tortured poets: The Anthology finally released on vinyl. The set features all 31 songs from the collection, plus four bonus audio tracks, and was made available exclusively at Target — at least in the US, where the retailer is also the only place you can find an exclusive CD version of Anthology launch, as well as Swift's new The Eras Tour Book. I went out on Black Friday in search of all of the above for my family and came out successful, although I had to visit two Target locations to complete the mission.
The premiere of Monday, December 2nd is coming to TV Stars Wars: Skeleton Crew on Disney+, which is a coming of age tween series Star Wars The fans should enjoy especially. (Like my high school student, who said, or maybe scoffed, “Of course I watch it!” when I asked.)
Learn more about this week's top picks in Billboard's Family Hits of the Week:
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See “Moana 2” in theaters now
Moana 2the sequel to Disney's first Moana film, reunites the familiar voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson in the roles of Moana and Maui. The story follows Moana, who has received a call from her ancestors, as she goes on an unexpected adventure in lost waters and is soundtracked by new songs like “Beyond” and “Can I Get a Chee Hoo?” Watch it Moana 2 trailer above.
As THR exhibitions, Moana 2 is already soaring with the Thanksgiving weekend box office opening. The animated musical's five-day debut is expected to top $215 million, surpassing its previous record The movie Super Mario Bros ($204.6 million). The Disney animated film, directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, will also become the top Thanksgiving Day opener and earner of all time, coming in ahead of both Frozen ($93.6 million) and Frozen II ($125 million).
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Get Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl
What you see above is a Target floor look at Taylor Swift's new exclusives that were only available in-store on Black Friday: The Eras Tour Booka target version of Section The tortured poets: The Anthology on CD with four bonus audio tracks and an exclusive vinyl version of the album, also with the same bonus tracks (these are “Fortnight”, “Down Bad”, “But Daddy I Love Him” and “Guilty as Sin?”). You may notice that there are no physical copies of it Section The tortured poets: The Anthology on vinyl in this picture. Why? Well, they sold out quickly at many target locations.
All three products also became available for online order in the US today. At press time, Target's website has the book and CD in stock, but it appears to be out of stock Section The tortured poets: The Anthology vinyl — probably because it was a highly anticipated collector's item.
So what can you do if you missed it and were hoping to add it to your family's vinyl collection? Here's how to find it: First, sign up on the product page on Target's website to be notified if it comes back in stock. Then try calling your local Target stores to see if they still have copies in store. While the first target location I went to didn't have any in stock, my second attempt was successful. For the US there has been no official announcement of a renewal or when Anthology Vinyl may be made available through other retailers. However, international fans should be able to find the vinyl release on their country's version of Swift's online store, as the vinyl is not exclusive to Target outside of America.
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Watch the premiere of 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' on Disney+
Above is the official trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crewwhich Disney describes as “the journey of four children who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe planet and then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home – and encountering unlikely allies and enemies – will be a bigger adventure than they ever imagined.”
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a mysterious Force user named Jod Na Nawood. He is joined by cast members Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon and Nick Frost.
During the Thanksgiving break, a preview clip from the series was also released. Watch it here and catch the premiere on Disney+ on December 2nd:
