'Ralph Breaks the Internet' repeats at No. 1, while 'Creed 2' slips to third at box office Byusatoday.com
On a typically sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend in movie theaters, leftovers led the box office with Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet" repeating at No. 1 with $25.8 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The "Wreck-It Ralph" sequel dropped steeply (54 percent) after nearly setting a Thanksgiving record last weekend. But with only one new film in wide release, nothing came close to "Ralph Breaks the Internet," which sends John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman's video-game characters into cyberspace. In 11 days of release, the $175 million film has cleared $207 million worldwide.
Still going strong in its fourth week of release, "The Grinch" came in second with $17.7 million in ticket sales. The Dr. Seuss movie, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the Christmas curmudgeon, surpassed $200 million domestically and edged in front of last week's No. 2 film, the "Rocky" sequel "Creed II."
Like "Ralph Breaks the Internet," the boxing drama also slid sizably after a big holiday opening, declining 53 percent. "Creed II," with Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, took in $16.8 million in its second weekend. It has thus far grossed $81.2 million on a $50 million budget.
Rounding out the top five: New "Fantastic Beasts" movie "The Crimes of Grindelwald," the "Harry Potter" prequel starring Eddie Redmayne and Johnny Depp, finished fourth with $11.2 million in the film's third weekend. Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," with Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, held at No. 5 in its fifth weekend with $8.1 million.
The week's lone new wide release, the horror film "The Possession of Hannah Grace," opened modestly with $6.5 million. "Anna and the Apocalypse," a well-reviewed indie mashup – your standard zombie-comedy-musical – debuted in five theaters, with about $50,000 in ticket sales.
The breakout summer hit "Crazy Rich Asians" was a dud in China. The acclaimed romantic comedy, which earned $173 million domestically, debuted in China with just $1.2 million. John M. Chu's Singapore-set film took months to secure a release date, a delay some have attributed to the film's depiction of extremely wealthy Chinese Singaporeans.
"Crazy Rich Asians" was a hit at the Singapore box office, but, like most comedies, it hasn't been as much a sensation abroad as it was in the U.S.; it's earned $64 million overseas.
One film that didn't dip much was "Green Book," which grossed $3.9 million on 1,065 screens, dropping 29 percent. The uplifting 1962 road trip drama, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, has struggled to match Oscar buzz with box office. But last week, "Green Book" was named the year's best film by the National Board of Review.
"Free Solo" became the year's fourth documentary to cross $10 million. The documentary, which tracks Alex Honnold's ropeless ascent of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan rock face, has joined the most lucrative batch of documentaries ever released in a year: "Three Identical Strangers," ''RBG" and "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
Final figures are expected Monday.
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press Published Dec. 2, 2018
Contributing: Kim Willis
The "Wreck-It Ralph" sequel dropped steeply (54 percent) after nearly setting a Thanksgiving record last weekend. But with only one new film in wide release, nothing came close to "Ralph Breaks the Internet," which sends John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman's video-game characters into cyberspace. In 11 days of release, the $175 million film has cleared $207 million worldwide.
Still going strong in its fourth week of release, "The Grinch" came in second with $17.7 million in ticket sales. The Dr. Seuss movie, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the Christmas curmudgeon, surpassed $200 million domestically and edged in front of last week's No. 2 film, the "Rocky" sequel "Creed II."
Like "Ralph Breaks the Internet," the boxing drama also slid sizably after a big holiday opening, declining 53 percent. "Creed II," with Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, took in $16.8 million in its second weekend. It has thus far grossed $81.2 million on a $50 million budget.
Rounding out the top five: New "Fantastic Beasts" movie "The Crimes of Grindelwald," the "Harry Potter" prequel starring Eddie Redmayne and Johnny Depp, finished fourth with $11.2 million in the film's third weekend. Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," with Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, held at No. 5 in its fifth weekend with $8.1 million.
The week's lone new wide release, the horror film "The Possession of Hannah Grace," opened modestly with $6.5 million. "Anna and the Apocalypse," a well-reviewed indie mashup – your standard zombie-comedy-musical – debuted in five theaters, with about $50,000 in ticket sales.
The breakout summer hit "Crazy Rich Asians" was a dud in China. The acclaimed romantic comedy, which earned $173 million domestically, debuted in China with just $1.2 million. John M. Chu's Singapore-set film took months to secure a release date, a delay some have attributed to the film's depiction of extremely wealthy Chinese Singaporeans.
"Crazy Rich Asians" was a hit at the Singapore box office, but, like most comedies, it hasn't been as much a sensation abroad as it was in the U.S.; it's earned $64 million overseas.
One film that didn't dip much was "Green Book," which grossed $3.9 million on 1,065 screens, dropping 29 percent. The uplifting 1962 road trip drama, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, has struggled to match Oscar buzz with box office. But last week, "Green Book" was named the year's best film by the National Board of Review.
"Free Solo" became the year's fourth documentary to cross $10 million. The documentary, which tracks Alex Honnold's ropeless ascent of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan rock face, has joined the most lucrative batch of documentaries ever released in a year: "Three Identical Strangers," ''RBG" and "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
Final figures are expected Monday.
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press Published Dec. 2, 2018
Contributing: Kim Willis
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