Leading the weekend box office with an estimated $18.8 million, Moana [MOANA] reigned for the third time as the animated film pushed its total to $145.0 million.
Office Christmas Party [OFCPT] grossed $17.5 million to debut in second place. The raunchy comedy appealed to an audience that was 56% male and 83% were over the age of 25.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [FBSTS] took third at $10.8 million to bring its total to $199.3 million.
Nocturnal Animals [NOCAN] finished seventh with $3.2 million in its wide expansion to 1262 theaters.
Manchester by the Sea [MBTSE] moved up to eighth with $3.2 million from 367 theaters.
Expanding to 1648 theaters, Miss Sloane [SLOAN] $1.9 million to chart at eleventh.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | MOANA | $18,842,000 | $145,008,593 |
| 2 | OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 |
| 3 | FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM | $10,785,000 | $199,311,000 |
| 4 | ARRIVAL | $5,600,000 | $81,452,000 |
| 5 | DOCTOR STRANGE | $4,631,000 | $222,362,446 |
| 6 | ALLIED | $4,000,000 | $35,633,000 |
| 7 | NOCTURNAL ANIMALS | $3,193,685 | $6,219,813 |
| 8 | MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | $3,150,000 | $8,350,000 |
| 9 | TROLLS | $3,110,000 | $145,490,000 |
| 10 | HACKSAW RIDGE | $2,300,000 | $60,862,448 |
| 11 | MISS SLOANE | $1,900,000 | $2,038,365 |
| 12 | ALMOST CHRISTMAS | $1,401,730 | $40,238,215 |
Tag(s): MOANA, OFCPT, FBSTS, NOCAN, MBTSE, SLOAN