‘Ralph’ wrecks it again
Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet has again topped North American box offices, taking in an estimated $16.1 million for the weekend to narrowly edge out another family-oriented animation, Universal’s The Grinch, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said on Sunday.
On a last quiet weekend before the coming crush of holiday films, the order of the top five films on this three-day weekend was, remarkably, exactly the same as last weekend.
Ralph, a family-friendly sequel to 2012’s Wreck It Ralph with the title character voiced by John C. Reilly, came in just ahead of Grinch, which sold $15.7 million in tickets. Benedict Cumberbatch voices the grouchy Seuss-inspired title character in that film.
In third spot again was MGM’s boxing drama Creed II at $10.3 million. This latest in the long-running Rocky series stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed as he – coached by the aging Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) – takes on the son of the boxer who killed his father.
Fourth place went to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald from Warner Bros, with a take of $6.8 million. The Harry Potter prequel stars Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and Johnny Depp.
And in fifth was Fox’s Bohemian Rhapsody, at $6 million. Rami Malek has drawn rave reviews for his portrayal of rock group Queen’s talented singer Freddie Mercury.
The coming weeks will see the release of some expected blockbusters, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Mule, Mary Poppins Returns and Aquaman, which scored a huge $93.6 million over the weekend in China.
Rounding out the weekend’s top 10 were: Instant Family ($5.6 million)
Green Book ($3.9 million)
Robin Hood ($3.6 million)
The Possession of Hannah Grace
Widows ($3.1 million) ($3.2 million)