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World Box Office Weekend 7th - 9th December 2018: Aquaman makes a $100 million China debut to top global box office

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Aquaman
Aquaman gets a release in China this week an manages to top the global box office with its debut from that single terretory leaving a fairly predictable rest of the chart.

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Aquaman

China gets the next superhero movie before the rest of the world and from this single terretory beats all other film with ease.

A China (and global) debut of $91 million gives the film a global gross of $93.6 million including previews, the film releases in many more territories this coming weekend.

The Grinch

The Dr. Suess adaptation goes back to number 2 as we get closer to Christmas as the animation takes $41 million from 63 countries for a total gross of $322 million.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Still bringing in the audience at 3 is the Bryan Singer directed movie takes $35.2 million from 73 countries to push its total gross to an incredible $596.5 million.

The film is now Bryan Singers top grossing film in the UK and second top grossing film globally beating out nearly all the X-Men movies.

Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Still doing well but loosing steam the Disney film drops to number 4 this week with a global gross of $34 million from 31 countries, total global gross is now $258 million.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

The JK Rowling penned film drops to number 5 this week with $28 million from a massive 81 countries to boost its total gross to a respectable $568.5 million.

This weeks top 10 World Box Office films

  1. Aquaman - $93,600,000
  2. The Grinch - $41,075,000
  3. Bohemian Rhapsody - $35,200,000
  4. Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 - $34,141,000
  5. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - $28,805,000
  6. Mortal Engines - $17,900,000
  7. Creed II - $15,522,515
  8. Robin Hood - $11,085,000
  9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms - $8,979,000
  10. The Possession of Hannah Grace - $7,975,000
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