"The Grinch" has won the charts of North American cinema

He is green, grumpy and a North American box office success: The Christmas movie "The Grinch" took first place in the film charts in the United States and Canada this weekend.

The film on the hairy Miesepeter animated after the clbadic children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" from Dr. med. Seuss played in his early days around $ 66 million (more than 58 million euros). Actor Otto Waalkes lends his voice to Griesgram in his German language version, which begins in Austria on 29 November.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" in second place

The musical movie "Bohemian Rhapsody", which tells the story of the hit band Queen, has slipped to second place in the charts. According to estimates, the film played with Rami Malek in the role of Freddie Mercury during its second weekend, for less than 31 million dollars.

Behind her landed in North America "Operation: Overlord", a monstrous horror film with Nazi soldiers and undead film producer J.J. Abrams and director Julius Avery. The newcomer took from Friday to today ten million dollars.