As predicted,Office Christmas Partymight have had a good time Friday night, but as soon as it hit Saturday morning it was going to be allMoana. And so it has come to pass, with Disney’s movie coming out on top of the Weekend Box Office with $18.8 million. Plus,Moana’s aesthetics are a nice reprieve from the winter doldrums. Keep doing your thing, girl.
It’s worth noting internationally thatOffice Christmas Partygained $16.4 million, and was close onMoana’s heels domestically with $17.5 million. But it isFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themthat secured the number one spot internationally with $33.1 million (bringing its total to $480 million), with China leading the way and the UK in second place. Domestically,Fantastic Beastsdipped 40% this week, but is still bringing in a steady box office haul.
The biggest story of the weekend, though, continues to be the success ofLa La Land, which is now has secured the second-biggest per-theater totals ($171k per) afterGrand Budapest Hotel($202k per) for a total of $855,000. It also scored $4.6 million internationally, almost all of which came from South Korea. The film will expand to 40 markets next week.
Expansion did not suitMiss Sloane, though, which widened its release to 1,648 theaters and only brought in $1,153 per, for a total of $1.9 million which kept it out of the Top 10.Arrival, however, added 200 theaters and is in the number four spot this weekend. I finally went to see it last night (and love love LOVED it), and the theater was the most packed I’ve seen in a long time (especially for a movie that didn’t open that same weekend).Manchester By the SeaandNocturnal Animalsare also seeing gains from awards buzz.
What did you go and support this weekend? Let us know, and check out the full Top 10 weekend box office results below:
$18,842,000
$145,008,593
Office Christmas Party
$17,500,000
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
$10,785,000
$199,310,903
$5,600,000
$81,451,708
Doctor Strange
$4,631,000
$222,362,446
$4,000,000
$35,633,452
Nocturnal Animals
$3,193,685
$6,219,813
Manchester By the Sea
$3,155,330
$8,325,531
$3,110,000
$145,490,004
Hacksaw Ridge
$2,300,000
$60,862,448
