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UK Box Office Analysis Weekend 23rd - 25th November 2018: Fantastic Beasts 2 stays on top ahead of new releases

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
There are 7 new reelases on the chart this week with Robin Hood the highest but the top 3 stay the same headed by Fantastic Beasts 2.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Doing well in the UK the Fantastic Beasts sequel remains at the top of the UK box office with a weekend take of £5.6 million.

The film isn't doing so well in the US but the figures are looking better elsewhere, in the UK the films total gross is now £22 million after 10 days of release.

The Grinch

This hanging onto to the runner spot the Dr Seuss film takes £3.2 million on its third weekend for a total gross of £14 million.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Still riding high at 3 after 5 weeks is the Freddy Mercury/Queen bio-pic which takes an excellent £2.2 million on its fifth week of release.

The film has now taken £39 million as is the eighth top film of 2018 but should break the top 5 by next weekend.

Robin Hood

Highest new entry of the week comes in at 4 with this Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx starring re-telling of the classic bows and arrows film.

The film takes a relatively disappointing £1.3 million making one of the lowest debuting Robin Hood films.

Nativity Rocks!

Closing out the top 5 is a film which is the fourth entry in the long running Nativity! series directed by Debbie Isitt.

This entry takes £0.8 million over the weekend which is higher than the first entry but half that of the other 2.

The Girl In The Spider's Web

Opening outside the top 5 is the highly anticipated film starring Claire Foy which is at 6 taking £557,403.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - £5,622,755
  2. The Grinch - £3,283,072
  3. Bohemian Rhapsody - £2,211,454
  4. Robin Hood - £1,330,387
  5. Nativity Rocks! - £834,414
  6. The Girl In the Spider's Web - £557,403
  7. Widows - £457,079
  8. A Star Is Born - £421,692
  9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms - £376,046
  10. Planeta Singli 2 - £143,884
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