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“The Crimes of Grindelwald” easily won the weekend box office, debuting with $62.2 million. That’s down a bit from what was expected. The first movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” made $74.4 million in its first weekend two years ago.
Elsewhere, “Instant Family” started in fourth with $14.7 million, and “Widows” debuted in fifth with $12.3 million.
Here’s the Top 10 . . .
1. NEW: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”, $62.2 million.
2. “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”, $38.2 million. Up to $126.5 million in its 2nd week.
3. “Bohemian Rhapsody”, $15.7 million. Up to $127.9 million in its 3rd week.
4. NEW: “Instant Family”, $14.7 million.
5. NEW: “Widows”, $12.3 million.
6. “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”, $4.7 million. Up to $43.9 million in its 3rd week.
7. “A Star is Born”, $4.4 million. Up to $185.8 million in its 7th week.
8. “Overlord”, $3.9 million. Up to $17.7 million in its 2nd week.
9. “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”, $2.5 million. Up to $13.3 million in its 2nd week.
10. “Nobody’s Fool”, $2.3 million. Up to $28.9 million in its 3rd week.
