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Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald couldn’t conjure the same magic the first film did in its U.S. opening, but made up ground overseas for a worldwide launch of $253.2 million. In North America, the sequel debuted to $62.2 million from 4,163 theaters, compared to $74.4 million for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on the same pre-Thanksgiving weekend in 2016.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, November 18, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald | Warner Bros. | $62,200,000 | 4,163 | $14,941 | $62,200,000 |
| 2 | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch | Universal | $38,165,000 | 4,141 | $9,216 | $126,541,280 |
| 3 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 20th Century Fox | $15,700,000 | 3,810 | $4,121 | $127,885,859 |
| 4 | Instant Family | Paramount | $14,700,000 | 3,286 | $4,474 | $14,700,000 |
| 5 | Widows | 20th Century Fox | $12,300,000 | 2,803 | $4,388 | $12,300,000 |
| 6 | Nutcracker And The Four Realms, The | Disney | $4,700,000 | 2,635 | $1,784 | $43,900,000 |
| 7 | Star Is Born, A | Warner Bros. | $4,350,000 | 2,010 | $2,164 | $185,840,907 |
| 8 | Overlord | Paramount | $3,850,000 | 2,859 | $1,347 | $17,742,889 |
| 9 | Girl In The Spider’s Web, The | Sony | $2,500,000 | 2,929 | $854 | $13,290,523 |
| 10 | Burn The Stage: The Movie | Trafalgar Releasing | $2,327,749 | 621 | $3,748 | $3,544,100 |
| 11 | Nobody’s Fool | Paramount | $2,260,000 | 1,301 | $1,737 | $28,887,618 |
| 12 | Venom | Sony | $1,930,000 | 1,307 | $1,477 | $210,031,043 |
