The Grinch has unwrapped a whopping $67 million at the weekend box office.
The Illumination and Universal’s CG animated adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss holiday tale has done very well at the North American box office across 4,141 locations.
The Grinch is Illumination’s second Seuss story adaptation after 2012’s The Lorax, which opened to $70.2 million and totaled $348.8 million worldwide.
The film is the latest adaptation of the classic story, following 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey. The Ron Howard helmed feature earned $55 million in its opening weekend and totaled $345 million worldwide.
Voicing the titular character from Seuss’ 1957 story is Benedict Cumberbatch. The voice cast also includes Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Cameron Seely, and Pharrell Williams.
Coming at number 2 is the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody starring Rami Malek as the iconic rock band’s frontman. The film took in another $29 million in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $981.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Overlord and The Girl in the Spider’s Web are projected to battle it out for third place, each earning around $9 million.
