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.
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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 |