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US Box Office Weekend Report 11th - 13th December 2020: Croods 2 makes it 3 weeks at the top with no new release hitting the top 10 box office

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The Croods: A New Age
There were no new releases on the box office top 10 this weekend as The Croods: A New Age remained at the top for a third weekend.

Catalogue movies ones again did very well with half the top ten as Elf, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and 2017's Wonder Woman all made re-appearances.

The US box office Quickview.

  • Number 1 - The Croods: A New Age (3rd Week)
  • Highest new entry - How The Grinch Stole Christmas (re-enters at number 5)
  • Longest run - Tenet (15 Weeks)*
  • Highest total gross - Tenet ($57,800,000)*
  • *Not including re-releases

The US box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th December 2020

The Croods: A New Age

The animated sequel starring Nicholas Cage spends its third weekend at the top of the US box office with a weekend gross of $3.01 Million, 32% down from last weekend and by far the highest on the US box office this week.

After 3 weeks of release the movie has now taken $24.26 million, it will be one of the top grossing film during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Half Brothers

The Mexican movie from director Luke Greenfield spends a second weekend at number 2 with a weekend gross of $490,000, a 30% drop from last weekend giving the film a total US gross of $1.38 Million.

Elf

The re-release of the 2003 movie jumps to number 3 this week with $400,000, a 20% increase over last weekend.

This gives the film a total gross since release of $176,12 Million.

Freaky

The Christopher Landon directed horror comedy is still doing well and this week takes $315,000 at number 4, 34% down on last weekend.

The movie has now taken a very respectable $8.23 Million over its 5 weeks of release.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The Jim Carey Christmas movie from 2000 re-enters the box office this weekend with $268,170 giving the movie a total gross of $260.31 Million since release.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. The Croods: A New Age - $3,060,535
  2. Half Brother's - $495,025
  3. Elf - $400,000
  4. Freaky - $314,715
  5. The War With Grandpa - $267,132
  6. The Polar Express - $245,000
  7. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation - $239,000
  8. All My Life - $209,895
  9. Wonder Woman - $189,000
  10. Come Play - $176,120
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