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US Box Office Analysis 13 - 15 December 2019: Jumanji powers to the top on its debut with Richard Jewell and Black Christmas also high new entries

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Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level makes its US debut at the top of the box office knocking Frozen II down to second place while Clint Eastwoods Richard Jewell and Sophia Takal's Black Christmas also enter the chart inside the top 5

Jumanji: The Next Level

The inevitable sequel to 2017's surprise hit movie lands at the top of the US box office this weekend with a gross of $60.1 Million.

The previous movie went on to take $404.5 Million in the US and there is no reason why this one wont get into that terrestory as well.

Frozen II

Disney's sequel movie falls from the top after 3 weeks into second place with a gross of $19.1 Million.

This takes the films total gross in the US to $366.5 Million after 4 weeks of release and its closing in fast on the original's $400 Million total US take.

Knives Out

The murder mystery hit from director Rian Johnson falls to 3 this week with $9.2 Million for a $78.9 total after 3 weeks.

Richard Jewell

Director Clint Eastwood brings his latest true life drama to the screen and it lands this week at number 4 with a $5 Million debut.

Black Christmas

Starring Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes this seasonal horror movie lands at number 5 this week with $4.4 Million.

Joker

The mega smash hit from Warner Bros. spends its (probably) last week on the box office this week at number 15 and its the longest running film with 11 weeks clocked up.

Its also the highest total grossing film on this weeks box office with $333 Million taken to date.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. Jumanji: The Next Level - $59,251,543
  2. Frozen II - $19,072,948
  3. Knives Out - $9,138,699
  4. Richard Jewell - $4,680,124
  5. Black Christmas - $4,240,245
  6. Le Mans '66 - $4,080,749
  7. Queen and Slim - $3,583,680
  8. A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood - $3,276,920
  9. Dark Waters - $1,897,650
  10. 21 Bridges - $1,183,802
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