Box office: Queen rocks their way to number one
By Sandy C.
Out of the way, Michael Myers, there’s a new Queen ruling the box office!
The box office numbers are in and we’ve got the details on the top ten movies of the weekend. Three films made their big debut over the weekend, one exceeding expectations (much like their real life story), another under-performing, and the other bombing.
Straight Outta Compton continues to hold the biggest opening for a musical biopic, but what Bohemian Rhapsody has accomplished is still admirable. Mostly because of the fact that critics did not believe it would be doing so well. Not to mention, the movie’s score at Rotten Tomatoes. The biopic gathered $50 million domestically and $91.7 million overseas, for a grand total of $141.7 million. The fans have spoken, Queen is still one of the most popular and beloved rock bands of all-time.
The Nutcracker And The Four Realms and Nobody’s Fool also joined the box office this weekend. Had they not, Bohemian Rhapsody‘s total would probably been even higher.
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Moviegoers were not in a holiday mood, choosing to watch Queen instead as The Nutcracker only collected $20 million. With the holiday season in full swing, though, the movie will likely make up its budget (which is not known) by next weekend.
Nutcracker‘s numbers, however, are not as low as Nobody’s Fool, lands in third place with an estimated total of $14 million. That’s not only lower than expected, but a poor score over all. The budget for Nobody’s Fool was reportedly $19 million, so it does still need to win that back.
Here are the top 10 movies of the weekend, from Friday, November 2, to Sunday, November 4:
- Bohemian Rhapsody: $50 million
- The Nutcracker And The Four Realms: $20 million
- Nobody’s Fool: $14 million
- A Star Is Born: $11.1 million
- Halloween: $11 million
- Venom: $7.8 million
- Smallfoot: $3.8 million
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween: $3.7 million
- Hunter KIller: $3.5 million
- The Hate U Give: $3.4 million
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Next weekend, The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story, Overlord, and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch premiere in theaters. What will you be watching this weekend at the movies?