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Dec 4, 2016 6:56 PM UTC Disney’s _Moana_ topped the [domestic box office](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/) for the second week in a row, drawing $28.4 million, in a 50% drop from its opening weekend. The film has now earned $119.9 million domestically and $177.4 million worldwide. Coming in second place was _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_, with $18.5 million. The _Harry Potter_ spinoff dropped 59% in its third week out. The film was No. 1 internationally, raking in $60.4 million in about 67 foreign markets. _Arrival_ took spot No. 3 in the charts, earning $7.3 million in its fourth week, and knocking _Allied_ to fourth place with $7.1 million in its second week. Rounding out the top five was Marvel’s D_octor Strange_, which earned $6.5 million this weekend. ## Transcript Who are always partying and they're always happy. And they have enemies that are kinda like ogres but they're called Burgens. And they're always unhappy. They eat trolls once a year to get their happiness. One day when Burgens come, Some trolls get captured. So their leader Poppy has to save them from getting eaten. What's your plan? To rescue everyone and make it home safely. We did it! So you're going to scrapbook them to freedom. I thought it was really good, because it was really cheerful. Trolls, had Found that heart. And that's what they said about the ocean choosing her. So when the ocean chose her, she went on a adventure to restore the heart with the Maui. So once she found the heart, she's like, yeah. I like all the adventures and that Moana never gave up. [ SOUND ] It was Moana Right. Yes. And you will restore the heart. Aah! Would you rather be a shape shifter, or have troll hair? Troll hair. What color troll hair would you have? Think I'll have orange. Orange. Good choice. Shape shift because I would wanna turn into maybe a lion or something Where would you guys rather live, Trolls village or Moana's island? I'll live in Trollsville. How come? The Bergens only eat you, if you're a troll. You have to eat a troll to be happy. And I'm not a troll, I'm a person. I'd rather live in Moana's island. The only reason why is cuz Bergens are near the Trollsville. So I don't wanna get in personally because I'm only 9 and I have a big life ahead of me. And we gotta rate this movie on this film from 1 to 10. I'll start with Muana. So what would you say? 9. I'll take 5. 8 and a half. Okay. So where are we gonna go in trolls then? Infinity. One hundred million hundred thousand infinity. Okay, out of 10? [ LAUGH ] Ten. Ten out of ten, not ten infinities, or just ten. [ LAUGH ] Ten infinities. Okay [ LAUGH ], great. 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