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Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans‘ Christmas movie Red One came in on the higher end of expectations with a $34.1 million domestic debut after it looked like the big-budget holiday pic might have trouble getting to even $30 million. The movie cost over $250 million to make.
Gladiator II roared to a record-shattering $87 million from 63 markets — the biggest R-rated international opening in history for Paramount, as well as the biggest foreign launch ever for director Ridley Scott.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, November 17, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red One | Amazon MGM Studios | $34,073,449 | 4,032 | $8,451 | $34,073,449 | |
| 2 | Venom: The Last Dance | Sony | $7,355,000 | 3,421 | $2,150 | $127,599,619 | -54% |
| 3 | Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The | Lionsgate | $5,400,000 | 3,020 | $1,788 | $19,952,121 | -50% |
| 4 | Heretic | A24 | $5,167,153 | 3,230 | $1,600 | $20,436,947 | -52% |
| 5 | Wild Robot, The | Universal | $4,300,000 | 2,894 | $1,486 | $137,772,840 | -35% |
| 6 | Smile 2 | Paramount | $2,950,000 | 2,462 | $1,198 | $65,654,432 | -42% |
| 7 | Conclave | Focus Features | $2,850,000 | 2,377 | $1,199 | $26,556,905 | -31% |
| 8 | Hello, Love, Again | Abramorama | $2,326,203 | 250 | $9,305 | $2,326,203 | |
| 9 | Real Pain, A | Searchlight | $2,300,000 | 1,185 | $1,941 | $3,037,466 | 681% |
| 10 | Anora | Neon Rated | $1,839,000 | 1,500 | $1,226 | $10,500,198 | -27% |
| 11 | We Live in Time | A24 | $1,134,563 | 1,160 | $978 | $23,932,392 | -47% |
| 12 | Here | Sony | $865,000 | 1,774 | $488 | $11,641,215 | -64% |
