Second place for the weekend went to the surprise smash hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” (20th Century Fox), which took in an estimated $30.9 million for a two-week domestic total of $100 million, according to Comscore, which compiles box-office data. Turnout overseas has been equally astonishing: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a musical biopic about Queen and its flamboyant frontman, Freddie Mercury, has collected an additional $185 million outside of the United States and Canada.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” has sparked renewed interest in Queen songs, benefiting an unusual owner of the music: Disney, which bought rights to the Queen catalog almost 30 years ago for its little-known Hollywood Records division.
Aside from “The Grinch,” it was not a great weekend for new wide-release movies. “Overlord” (Paramount), a World War II horror thriller from a producing team that included J.J. Abrams, arrived to about $10.1 million in ticket sales, on the low end of prerelease expectations. “Overlord,” which cost $38 million to make and tens of millions more to market, collected an additional $9.2 million in extensive release overseas.
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” (Disney) was fourth, taking in $9.6 million for a two-week domestic total of $35.3 million.
Rounding out the top five was “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” which fizzled with about $8 million in ticket sales. Poor reviews likely held back “Spider’s Web,” an R-rated thriller based on the best-selling novel of the same name. The film cost Sony, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and New Regency roughly $43 million to make, not including marketing. Overseas, “Spider’s Web,” directed by Fede Alvarez, has collected $8.3 million.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/movies/the-grinch-no-1-movie-box-office.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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