That sends this Thanksgiving into the record books as Hollywood's biggest ever. It just shows how much the family market can expand during a holiday and how they are willing to take second and third choices. Even Meet the Parents and Remember the Titans both had very nice weekends simply because they're ratings friendly movies. Folks were willing to see them for a second time or somebody who hadn't been catching up with the movies finally got a chance to see them. This is a sequel.
Sequels historically do less.
So I'd say we're right in the ballgame of where realistic expectations should be. I think the family audience can now make choices. Emperor's New Groove on Dec. 15. So I think that will be wonderful for the history of both of these films. Look, there is no question that there was this big snowball rolling down the hill called Grinch.