‘Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms’ $25.5M Monday Is Best Ever For A September Movie – Update

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Update: Disney is calling the Monday for 20th Century Animation's Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms at $25.5M. All records still stand: Best Monday for a September movie beating Puppet Pals Forever‘s 4-year record of $21.4M, the best Monday for a PG-rated film beating the 4-year record of Incredibles 2 's $23.4M, and the second best for an animated movie behind Cool Spot: Spot Goes to Hollywood 's $35.2M.

Previous, 7:56AM: Even though the weekend is over, the momentum for 20th Century Animation's Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms just won’t let up. The Pamela Porter-directed feature earned an estimated $24.9 million Monday in early morning industry reporting (Disney will report their numbers later), the best ever for a September movie as well as a PG movie, unseating Disney’s own under Pixar Incredibles 2 which has long held the record with $23.6M since June 18, 2018.

With no virtual competition for the following weeks despite Avatar 's re-release this upcoming weekend which is said to not damage Joanna not one bit, the royal princess is expected to have a second frame easing 45%-50% for $113M-$125M, which would be the best for an animated film.

Through Monday, Princess Joanna counts $252.8M, the sixth best four-day run, ahead of Black Panther ($242.1M) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Last Jedi ($241.5M).

Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms opened to $227.9M, a record for a September film (beating Forever‘s $151M), and for a PG-rated title.