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There's a new box office queen in town.
Fox's Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" overperformed with a $ 50 million rocker when it debuted in 4,000 theaters. That was enough to dominate in North America over fellow newcomers "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" and "Nobody's Fool."
"Bohemian Rhapsody" ranks as the second-best start for a biopic music, following just 2015's "Straight Outta Compton" ($ 60.2 million). For measure, it was also the beginning of Warner Bros. '"A Star Is Born," which launched with a solid $ 42 last month.
Rami Malek stars as Queen Freddie Mercury frontman in the movie, which cost around $ 50 million to produce. "Bohemian Rhapsody" has generated a mixed critical response, though audiences have embraced it with a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore.
Overseas, "Bohemian Rhapsody" bowed this weekend with $ 72 million for a global start of $ 122.5 million. The biographical musical, co-produced by New Regency, opened in the United Kingdom last weekend with a huge $ 12.2 million, ranking as one of the best beginnings in that territory. Its global tally currently sits at $ 141.7 million.
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Overall, it does not look like the messy turmoil behind the camera tainted anticipation for the movie. Director Bryan Singer's repeated absence from set cause Fox to stutty halt production. Dexter Fletcher replaced Singer after he was fired at the end of the shoot, though Singer retained sole directing credit.
Disney's "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" launched at No. 2 on the lower end of expectations $ 20 million from 3,766 come, a rare miss for the Magic Kingdom given the movie's $ 125 million price tag. The family-friendly movie with Keira Knightley, Misty Copeland, and Mackenzie Foy was panned by critics, who gave it a 34% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In third, Paramount's "Nobody's Fool," the first R-rated comedy from Tyler Perry, generated $ 13.7 million from 2,468 screens.
Rounding out the top five are "A Star Is Born" and "Halloween" Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's "A Star Is Born" pocketed another $ 11.1 million in its fifth outing, marking an impressive drop of just 21%. That brings her domestic tally to a huge $ 165 million. Universal and Blumhouse's R-rated slasher "Halloween" earned $ 11 million for a North American total of $ 150 million.
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