“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is dominating the box office in its opening weekend in North America. According to studio estimates on Sunday, it surpassed expectations earning $63 million in ticket sales over the weekend. This marks the biggest opening ever for the weekend after Thanksgiving and the largest for a PG-13 movie this year. “Zootopia 2" landed in second place with $43 million, followed by “Wicked: For Good” in third place. “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don't” rounded out the top five. With just a few weeks left in 2025, the domestic box office has just passed $8 billion.

The Dallas Cowboys' 31-28 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day was the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history. CBS reports the game averaged 57.23 million viewers. The early game between Green Bay and Detroit also drew big numbers, averaging 47.7 million viewers. This makes it the second-most watched regular-season game since Fox began carrying the NFL in 1994.

The first major winter storm has hit the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, covering the area with snow and ice. On Tuesday, roads became hazardous, travel was disrupted and schools closed. States like Massachusetts, Maine and New York faced significant snowfall. Hundreds of flights were delayed, and roads turned dangerous before sunrise. In West Virginia, a tractor-trailer driver was rescued from his cab after it dangled from a bridge for hours. The storm began as a weaker system over the central U.S. but has strengthened near the coast. Winter weather advisories remain in place, and residents are urged to delay travel.

The nation’s shoppers may feel gloomy about the economy, but they certainly were in the mood to shop over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend that wrapped up on Cyber Monday. Wall Street analysts and retailers are sifting through the data from the weekend _ the unofficial start to the season and a good barometer of shoppers’ financial health and the strength of the economy. So far the figures show that shoppers came out online and in stores to scour for deals on everything from TVs and clothing, But all that economic uncertainty did affect spending. Shoppers were very focused and selective, malls reported. Now the question is: whether shoppers will keep spending for the season and into 2026. Here’s a look at the data, the discounts, and what’s next for retailers among other issues.

Thanksgiving is a great time to be a college basketball fan with all the holiday tournaments and marquee matchups. The feast of high-level hoops doesn’t end there. This week will feature another trove of must-see games, including 10 between AP Top 25 opponents. No. 4 Duke, No. 6 Louisville and No. 18 Kentucky double up on tough games, each playing two ranked opponents within days of each other. The Blue Devils have the difficult task of facing No. 15 Florida and No. 7 Michigan State. The rising Cardinals have games against No. 25 Arkansas and No. 22 Indiana. John Calipari's Wildcats get No. 16 North Carolina and No. 11 Gonzaga back-to-back.

Shoppers scoured for deals everything from electronics to clothing on Cyber Monday, delivering strong sales for online retailers and capping a five-day spending spree that kicked off on Thanksgiving. Adobe Analytics reported that as of 6:30 p.m. EST on Monday, U.S. consumers had already spent $9.1 billion online for Cyber Monday, up 4.5% from the same day a year ago. Adobe expects that when the final tally is in, consumers will spend between $13.9 billion and $14.2 billion for the day, making Cyber Monday the biggest online shopping day of the year - and of all time.

Texas has climbed to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll after defeating two top teams in a Thanksgiving tournament. The Longhorns beat then-No. 2 South Carolina and then-No. 3 UCLA in Las Vegas. This marks the first time in 25 years a team has beaten two top-three teams so quickly. Texas received 10 first-place votes, while No. 1 UConn received 22. South Carolina dropped to third, and UCLA is fourth. LSU remains fifth, setting an NCAA record by scoring over 100 points in each of their first eight games. Michigan, Maryland, TCU, Oklahoma, and Iowa State complete the top 10.