Staying in first place was Ralph Breaks the Internet. The animated sequel continued to pull in families, down 37% in its third frame to $16.1 million, for a very good $140.9 million gross in 19 days. That's a little bit ahead of Coco ($135.7 million) through the same point, as well as the original Ralph ($121.8 million). Next weekend will bring some trouble in the form of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. However, Christmas break is a very lucrative time for family flicks, and Ralph should benefit from that. It's also earned over $250 million worldwide so far with still more gas in the tank.It turned out to be a closer race for the top spot than expected, as The Grinch is nipping at Ralph's heels in second place. The Dr. Seuss adaptation benefited from its yuletide theme, off just 15% in its fifth weekend to $15.2 million. Mean ol' Mr. Grinch has stolen a strong $223.5 million in one month of release, and looks likely to finish north of $250 million stateside. Yes, there's new competition next week for kids, but the Christmas theme should keep it afloat for a couple more weeks. Need I remind everyone that this film only had a $75 million budget? Universal's raking in the cash here.
Almost everyone remained in their same spot from last week with fairly good holds all around. Creed II stayed in third with a 38% slide to $10.3 million. The sequel is at a strong $96.5 million in 19 days and should continue playing well through Christmas also. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was off 40% in its fourth weekend to $6.8 million. The sequel is at $145.2 million in 24 days, and is still tracking well behind the original Fantastic Beasts. Thankfully for Warner Bros., its approaching $600 million worldwide.
With a few Golden Globe nominations under its belt, Bohemian Rhapsody held like a champ. The Freddie Mercury biopic was off just 25% in its sixth weekend to $6 million, for a terrific $173.6 million gross in 37 days. The worldwide gross, even more impressively, is about to pass $600 million. Overseas, its' become distributor 20th Century Fox's biggest movie of 2018. Instant Family also continued to hold strong, off 22% in its fourth frame to $5.6 million. With a decent $54.2 million in 24 days, Mark Wahlberg's latest looks set to finish near $70 million. Not bad, but not amazing either.
With Golden Globe nominations and expanding to a few more theaters, Green Book jumped up to seventh place. The film's gross, in the meantime, was essentially flat with last weekend at $3.9 million. At $20 million in four weeks, the film hopes to slowly continue to pull in business in the coming weeks. Robin Hood surprisingly stabilized, off a light 25% to $3.6 million. However, its' still clearly one of the year's biggest flops with just $27.3 million earned in 19 days. Its' $65 million worldwide total also fails to match the film's $100 million production budget.
Following its decent debut, The Possession of Hannah Grace didn't exactly hold amazing. But a 50% drop is about average for horror flicks these days. The low-budget flick earned $3.2 million in its second frame, for a meh $11.5 million gross in 10 days. With a budget under $10 million and not much in terms of marketing, Sony will be OK with a finish around $15 million. Rounding out the Top 10 was Widows, which was completely ignored at the Golden Globes. The Steve McQueen thriller was off 30% in its fourth frame to $3.1 million, for a disappointing $38.2 million gross in 24 days. The final gross may match or just slightly exceed its $42 million budget.
And that's about it. Next weekend will bring the first films of the December rush. Animation is likely to top for a third-straight weekend (and four out of the last five weekends), with the very buzzy Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse opening. Also hoping to make a dent are Peter Jackson's fantasy Mortal Engines and Clint Eastwood's drama Mule. Look for a predictions post on Wednesday. :)
