# Ariana Grande Comedy ‘Focker-In-Law’ & Disney’s ‘Hexed’ Hope To Lure $40M-$50M Opening Over Thanksgiving Box Office Stretch

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ariana-grande-comedy-focker-in-law-disneys-hexed-hope-to-lure-40m-50m-opening-over-thanksgiving-box-office-stretch/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:32:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T19:53:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/ariana-grande-focker-in-law-hexed-box-office-projections-1237215651/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- *Hexed* and *Focker-in-Law* each project $40m-$50m over five days.
- *Sunrise on the Reaping* could challenge both films.
- The *Meet the Parents* franchise has earned $1.16bn worldwide.

## Summary

Disney’s animated film *Hexed* and the comedy *Focker-in-Law*, starring Ariana Grande, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, are each forecast to earn $40 million to $50 million over the five-day Thanksgiving opening period. Their performance matters as cinemas head into a holiday season that could help the domestic box office reach $10 billion for the year, though the films face competition from the second weekend of *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping*.

*Hexed* follows a teenager who discovers her quirks may be magical powers, while *Focker-in-Law* is the fourth film in the *Meet the Parents* series, which has taken $1.16 billion worldwide. Tracking suggests women are particularly interested in *Hexed*, and *Focker-in-Law* is drawing strong first-choice interest across several adult groups. Thanksgiving box-office takings across all films reached a record $424.9 million in 2024 and $290.3 million last year.

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