Warner Bros.’ fantasy Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them commanded the box office this weekend with a $74.40 million debut, more than quadruple the next-closest film although lower than the debuts for any of the original Potter movies. Disney’s superhero Doctor Strange fell after two consecutive weekends on top, but held onto second place with $17.76 million. Fox and DreamWorks’ animated Trolls took the bronze medal with $17.44 million.
The other new wide releases weren’t so hot. STX Entertainment’s teen comedy The Edge of Seventeen opened with $4.75 million, Open Road’s boxing drama Bleed For This debuted with $2.36 million, and Sony / TriStar’s military drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk expanded into wide release with $901 thousand.
Weekend Actuals for Friday, November 18 – Sunday, November 20, 2016:
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $74,403,387 | — | 4,144 | — | $17,954 | $74,403,387 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Doctor Strange | $17,761,060 | -59% | 3,694 | -188 | $4,808 | $181,627,937 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | Trolls | $17,448,673 | -50% | 3,945 | -121 | $4,423 | $116,163,206 | 3 | Fox / DreamWorks Animation |
| 4 | Arrival | $12,138,671 | -50% | 2,335 | 18 | $5,199 | $43,709,470 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Almost Christmas | $7,256,950 | -52% | 2,379 | 3 | $3,050 | $25,637,690 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Hacksaw Ridge | $6,666,920 | -37% | 2,883 | -88 | $2,312 | $42,771,212 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Edge of Seventeen | $4,754,215 | — | 1,945 | — | $2,444 | $4,754,215 | 1 | STX Entertainment |
| 8 | Bleed for This | $2,366,810 | — | 1,549 | — | $1,528 | $2,366,810 | 1 | Open Road |
| 9 | The Accountant | $2,156,421 | -51% | 1,423 | -919 | $1,515 | $81,293,439 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Shut In | $1,605,648 | -56% | 2,006 | -52 | $800 | $6,042,293 | 2 | EuropaCorp Films |
| 11 | Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween | $1,141,538 | -68% | 1,171 | -933 | $975 | $72,134,359 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | $988,286 | -70% | 1,110 | -1474 | $890 | $56,657,471 | 5 | Paramount |
| 13 | Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk | $901,062 | 690% | 1,176 | 1174 | $766 | $1,057,673 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonlight (2016) | $1,488,740 | 18% | 650 | 474 | $2,290 | $6,644,790 | 5 | A24 |
| 2 | Loving | $869,430 | 70% | 138 | 92 | $6,300 | $1,752,518 | 3 | Focus |
| 3 | Inferno | $664,301 | -80% | 770 | -1886 | $863 | $33,397,774 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Girl on the Train (2016) | $588,440 | -64% | 492 | -516 | $1,196 | $74,469,545 | 7 | Universal |
| 5 | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children | $375,818 | -69% | 464 | -491 | $810 | $85,763,459 | 8 | Fox |
| 6 | Ouija: Origin of Evil | $303,855 | -82% | 381 | -1157 | $798 | $34,904,885 | 5 | Universal |
| 7 | The Secret Life of Pets | $232,395 | -25% | 214 | -7 | $1,086 | $367,505,375 | 20 | Universal |
| 8 | The Magnificent Seven (2016) | $192,573 | -10% | 235 | -3 | $819 | $92,900,377 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Storks | $191,718 | -60% | 222 | -206 | $864 | $71,012,253 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | $176,147 | -68% | 216 | -294 | $815 | $14,621,439 | 5 | Fox |
| 11 | Sully | $160,124 | -53% | 203 | -100 | $789 | $124,107,361 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | $153,737 | -43% | 207 | -19 | $743 | $19,761,910 | 7 | CBS Films / Lionsgate |
| 13 | Deepwater Horizon | $139,876 | -64% | 201 | -189 | $696 | $60,841,537 | 8 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 14 | The Handmaiden | $136,250 | -38% | 103 | -20 | $1,323 | $1,471,367 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 15 | Pete’s Dragon (2016) | $124,448 | -39% | 162 | -17 | $768 | $75,958,953 | 15 | Disney |
| 16 | Finding Dory | $75,081 | -50% | 121 | -19 | $621 | $486,188,497 | 23 | Disney |
| 17 | The Take | $41,546 | — | 100 | — | $415 | $41,546 | 1 | High Top Releasing |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nocturnal Animals | $492,648 | — | 37 | — | $13,315 | $492,648 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Manchester By the Sea | $256,498 | — | 4 | — | $64,125 | $256,498 | 1 | Roadside / Amazon |
| 3 | I Am Not Madame Bovary | $181,552 | — | 38 | — | $4,778 | $181,552 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 4 | A Beautiful Planet | $75,109 | -1% | 30 | -1 | $2,504 | $7,437,581 | 30 | IMAX |
| 5 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | $70,388 | -73% | 53 | -110 | $1,328 | $4,237,741 | 4 | FIP |
| 6 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $50,036 | -46% | 88 | -19 | $569 | $47,969,818 | 14 | Focus |
| 7 | Queen of Katwe | $47,843 | -57% | 81 | -37 | $591 | $8,696,341 | 9 | Disney |
| 8 | The Love Witch | $37,607 | — | 2 | — | $18,804 | $64,269 | 2 | Oscilloscope Pictures |
| 9 | Harry & Snowman | $34,085 | 7% | 24 | 9 | $1,420 | $478,095 | 8 | FilmRise |
| 10 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | $30,995 | -82% | 62 | -134 | $500 | $23,564,630 | 6 | Universal |
| 11 | Gimme Danger | $23,704 | -64% | 32 | -35 | $741 | $370,798 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures / Amazon Studios |
| 12 | Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened | $23,490 | — | 2 | — | $11,745 | $23,490 | 1 | Abramorama |
| 13 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years | $21,992 | 12% | 12 | -9 | $1,833 | $2,871,621 | 10 | Abramorama |
| 14 | I’m Not Ashamed | $12,175 | -74% | 22 | -63 | $553 | $2,074,648 | 5 | Pure Flix |
| 15 | Don’t Breathe | $11,523 | -56% | 23 | -24 | $501 | $89,071,222 | 13 | Sony / TriStar |
| 16 | Aquarius | $11,415 | -59% | 20 | -7 | $571 | $285,930 | 6 | Vitagraph Films |
| 17 | Tampopo | $8,693 | 13% | 4 | 2 | $2,173 | $99,458 | 5 | Janus Films |
| 18 | American Pastoral | $7,538 | -83% | 20 | -39 | $377 | $533,508 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | Disturbing The Peace | $7,333 | -33% | 2 | 0 | $3,667 | $23,688 | 2 | Abramorama |
| 20 | Don’t Think Twice | $6,928 | -35% | 5 | -5 | $1,386 | $4,411,199 | 18 | The Film Arcade |
| 21 | American Honey | $3,993 | -28% | 11 | 0 | $363 | $654,465 | 8 | A24 |
| 22 | Peter And The Farm | $3,201 | 32% | 6 | 0 | $534 | $12,749 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 23 | Kiki, Love to Love | $3,200 | -19% | 3 | 2 | $1,067 | $7,874 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 24 | Blood on the Mountain | $3,184 | — | 2 | — | $1,592 | $3,184 | 1 | Abramorama |
| 25 | No Pay, Nudity | $3,161 | -2% | 6 | 3 | $527 | $7,619 | 2 | Monterey Media |
| 26 | National Bird | $2,981 | -2% | 8 | 7 | $373 | $7,075 | 2 | FilmRise |
| 27 | Operation Mekong | $2,367 | -23% | 1 | -4 | $2,367 | $799,607 | 8 | Well Go USA |
| 28 | Priceless (2016) | $2,352 | -81% | 4 | -17 | $588 | $1,495,299 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 29 | The Wanderers (2016 Re-Release) | $1,937 | -12% | 4 | 3 | $484 | $8,980 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 30 | Fire At Sea | $1,742 | -7% | 2 | 0 | $871 | $58,857 | 5 | |
| 31 | Little Men (2016) | $1,384 | -59% | 3 | -4 | $461 | $701,836 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 32 | Magnus | $1,204 | — | 1 | — | $1,204 | $1,204 | 1 | FilmRise |
| 33 | Cameraperson | $1,095 | 70% | 1 | 0 | $1,095 | $96,634 | 11 | Janus Films |
| 34 | The Monster | $1,009 | -85% | 3 | -15 | $336 | $12,133 | 2 | A24 |
| 35 | Hieronymus Bosch: Touched By The Devil | $1,002 | — | 2 | — | $501 | $159,018 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
| 36 | La Notte | $887 | — | 2 | — | $444 | $35,997 | 10 | Rialto Pictures |
| 37 | We Are X | $842 | -78% | 5 | -7 | $168 | $40,679 | 5 | Drafthouse Films |
| 38 | The Tenth Man | $683 | — | 1 | — | $683 | $63,201 | 16 | Kino Lorber |
| 39 | The Fallen Idol (2016 re-issue) | $658 | — | 1 | — | $658 | $57,745 | 26 | Rialto Pictures |
| 40 | Officer Downe | $470 | — | 2 | — | $235 | $470 | 1 | Magnolia |
| 41 | Closet Monster | $190 | -63% | 1 | -1 | $190 | $40,172 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
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