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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 this time out by Benedict Cumberbatch, the CG-animated pic is the first family event film of the year-end corridor.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, November 11, are as follows:
| Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch | Universal | $66,000,000 | 4,141 | $15,938 | $66,000,000 |
| 2 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 20th Century Fox | $30,850,000 | 4,000 | $7,712 | $100,010,548 |
| 3 | Overlord | Paramount | $10,100,000 | 2,859 | $3,533 | $10,100,000 |
| 4 | Nutcracker And The Four Realms, The | Disney | $9,565,000 | 3,766 | $2,540 | $35,256,534 |
| 5 | Girl In The Spider’s Web, The | Sony | $8,015,000 | 2,929 | $2,736 | $8,015,000 |
| 6 | Star Is Born, A | Warner Bros. | $8,010,000 | 2,848 | $2,812 | $178,020,388 |
| 7 | Nobody’s Fool | Paramount | $6,540,000 | 2,468 | $2,650 | $24,276,108 |
| 8 | Venom | Sony | $4,850,000 | 2,351 | $2,063 | $206,233,603 |
| 9 | Halloween | Universal | $3,840,000 | 2,717 | $1,413 | $156,809,845 |
| 10 | Hate U Give, The | 20th Century Fox | $2,070,000 | 1,108 | $1,868 | $26,705,883 |
| 11 | Smallfoot | Warner Bros. | $1,505,000 | 1,318 | $1,142 | $80,306,553 |
| 12 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Fox Searchlight | $1,475,000 | 391 | $3,772 | $3,609,977 |
