Creed II knocks Fantastic Beasts off the top spot at weekend box office
Warner Bros’ Creed II has knocked Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald off the top spot at the weekend box office, with the sports drama film making $2.985m across 328 screens on its first weekend.
The film is the eighth instalment in the Rocky film series, and stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson.
Coming a close second on its preview weekend was Universal’s 3D-animated version of The Grinch, making $2.757m across 374 screens.
Fox’s Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, continued to draw crowds, collecting $2.499m on its fifth weekend at the box office.
Other new entrants to the top 20 were Indian science fiction action film 2.0, and Louis Theroux’s new documentary about non-monogamous love, Love Without Limits.
Meanwhile A Star is Born featuring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott collected a further $818,541 on its seventh week since release.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creed Ii (Wb) | $2,985,026 | 328 | $2,985,026 |
| The Grinch (Universal) | $2,757,532 | 374 | $4,155,326 |
| Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox) | $2,499,875 | 340 | $32,287,268 |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald (Wb) | $2,115,479 | 361 | $19,191,968 |
| 2.0 (Mks Retail) | $939,413 | 56 | $939,413 |
| Star Is Born, A (Wb) | $818,541 | 241 | $30,088,852 |
| Robin Hood (Studiocanal) | $611,327 | 254 | $2,373,812 |
| Widows (Fox) | $565,763 | 205 | $2,109,704 |
| The Nutcracker And The Four Realms (Disney) | $546,375 | 290 | $1,808,367 |
| The Children Act (Roadshow) | $173,703 | 126 | $735,181 |
| The Old Man & The Gun (Eone) | $73,407 | 99 | $714,924 |
| Normandy Nude (Palace) | $64,997 | 22 | $235,377 |
| Cool Fish, A (Chinalion Film) | $46,300 | 16 | $167,587 |
| Boy Erased (Universal) | $45,360 | 51 | $1,179,181 |
| The King And I: From The London Palladium (Trafalgar) | $32,977 | 43 | $32,977 |
| Shoplifters (Rialto) | $31,480 | 14 | $285,615 |
| Sorry To Bother You (Universal) | $29,991 | 4 | $33,771 |
| Ladies In Black (Sony) | $23,940 | 40 | $11,848,238 |
| Pokemon The Movie: The Power Of Us (Beyond Ent.) | $22,393 | 43 | $64,669 |
| Lean On Pete (Transmission) | $21,633 | 38 | $24,278 |
