Box Office: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Rocks With $50 Million
Mixed reviews and a notoriously troubled production couldn't stop Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" from blasting to the top of the box office.
Its $50 million first weekend take is even better than that of Oscar hopeful "Straight Outta Compton," which bowed with $60.2 million.
Walk Hard." Ouch. Audiences, however, gave it an "A" CinemaScore and a glowing 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Disney’s family film "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" landed in second place with a disappointing $20 million from 3,766 venues. The movie reportedly cost $125 million to make.
Also coming in under expectations: "Tyler Perry's first R-rated comedy only generated $13.7 million from 2,468 screens.
Playing in limited release, gay conversion drama "Lucas Hedges stars in the film, which expands to 75 theaters next weekend.
Here are the top 10 weekend estimates for November 2-4
1. "Bohemian Rhapsody," $50,000,000
2. "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms," $20,000,000
3. "Nobody's Fool," $14,000,000
4. "A Star is Born" (2018), $11,100,000
5. "Halloween" (2018), $11,015,000
6. "Venom" (2018), $7,850,000
7. "Smallfoot," $3,805,000
8. "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween," $3,700,000
9. "Hunter Killer," $3,525,000
10. "The Hate U Give," $3,400,000
[Via Variety, Box Office Mojo]
