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Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald couldn’t conjure the same magic the first film did in its U.S. opening, but made up ground overseas for a worldwide launch of $253.2 million. In North America, the sequel debuted to $62.2 million from 4,163 theaters, compared to $74.4 …

Christmas came early for Illumination and Universal as The Grinch, the second big-screen adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss holiday tale after Ron Howard’s 2000 film, opened to a pleasing $66 million from 4,414 North American theaters despite mediocre reviews (it fared better with audiences, earning an A- CinemaScore). Voiced …

Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is a box-office champion, soaring to a $50 million launch in North America, the second-biggest start of all time for a music biopic behind 2015’s Straight Outta Compton($60.2 million), even when adjusted for inflation. The better-than-expected performance of the film — which stars Rami Malek as legendary …

Blumhouse and Universal’s Halloween has taken the top spot at the box office again. A direct sequel to the classic 1978 slasher pic, Halloween grossed a stellar $32 million from 3,990 theaters in its second weekend, where it stayed atop the chart to finish Sunday with a domestic tally of $126.7 …

“Trick or treat” took on a whole new meaning at the weekend box office, where Blumhouse and Universal’s Halloween opened to a terrifying $77.5 million from 3,920 theaters, the second-best showing of all time for an R-rated horror pic. It also scored the second-best debut ever for the month of October, …

Venom easily stayed atop the chart in its second outing with $35.7 million, while A Star Is Born pulls in another $28 million. Universal’s critically acclaimed astronaut dramaFirst Man faltered in its box-office blastoff, grossing $16.5 million from 3,640 theaters to come in well behind holdovers Venom and A Star Is Born. …

Once again proving a movie can do heroic business any month of the year, Sony’s comic book movie Venom devoured a massive $80 million from 4,250 theaters in its domestic opening, easily the best showing ever for an October title.Overseas, Venom, starring Tom Hardy as the Marvel antihero, soared to …

Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish’s comedy Night School laughed its way to the top of the box-office chart, beating the overall comedy curse in opening to $28 million. Night School scored the best debut for a broad comedy since Girls Trip. Another exception to the comedy slump is Crazy Rich Asians, …

Eli Roth’s big-screen adaptation of the beloved kids book The House With a Clock in Its Walls starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, debuted to a better-than-expected $26.9 million from 3,592 theaters, easily topping the chart. The pre-Halloween offering follows a young orphan (Owen Vacarro) who goes to live in his …

Shane Black’s reboot The Predator led a ho-hum weekend at the North American box office with $24 million, enough to top the chart but coming in behind expectations. Overseas, the $88 million Fox movie opened to an even more disappointing $30.7 million from 72 markets for a lackluster global start of …