While leading the weekend box office with an estimated $62.2 million, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald [FBST2] underperformed expectations of matching the first film's $74.4 million opening. Franchise fatigue has already set in on the second of a five film series. The audience was 57% female with 69% aged 25 years or older.
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch [HTGSC] slipped 44% from last weekend's debut at the top spot to $38.2 million. The animated film has earned $126.5 million.
Bohemian Rhapsody [FREDI] finished third at $15.7 million, bringing its total to $127.9 million.
Instant Family [ISFAM] took in $14.7 million to debut in fourth place. The audience skewed 65% female and 61% over 35.
Widows [WIDOW] opend with $12.3 million to round out the top five. The turnout was 55% female and 55% under 35.
Overlord [OVRLD] tumbled 62% in its second to $3.9 million and eighth overall. The total stands at $27.7 million.
In its wide expansion to 865 theaters, A Private War [APWAR] netted just $750,000.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD | $62,200,000 | $62,200,000 |
| 2 | THE GRINCH | $38,165,000 | $126,541,280 |
| 3 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY | $15,700,000 | $127,886,000 |
| 4 | INSTANT FAMILY | $14,700,000 | $14,700,000 |
| 5 | WIDOWS | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 |
| 6 | THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS | $4,678,000 | $43,870,690 |
| 7 | A STAR IS BORN | $4,350,000 | $185,841,000 |
| 8 | OVERLORD | $3,850,000 | $17,743,000 |
| 9 | THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB | $2,500,000 | $13,290,523 |
| 10 | NOBODY'S FOOL | $2,260,000 | $28,887,618 |
| 11 | VENOM | $1,930,000 | $210,031,043 |
| 12 | BOY ERASED | $1,280,000 | $2,631,950 |
Tag(s): FBST2, HTGSC, FREDI, ISFAM, WIDOW, OVRLD, APWAR