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For the first time in history, a pair of animated pics — Ralph Breaks the Internet and The Grinch — claimed the top two spots on the box office chart for the second weekend in a row, underscoring the buying power of families. Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph 2 stayed No. 1 for the third consecutive weekend …

Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph Breaks the Internet stayed a big winner in its second outing, earning another $25.8 million from 4,017 theaters to top the box office chart in North America. The weekend after Thanksgiving is one of the quietest of the year in terms of fresh studio offerings, and …

The feast at the 2018 box office continued over the Thanksgiving holiday as a pair of sequels — Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II — powered record holiday revenue in North America. Ralph Breaks the Internet topped the Wednesday-Sunday chart with a hefty $84.5 million from 4,017 theaters, the second-best …

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 …