The holiday season was good to the Grinch as Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch debuted at the top of the box office with a $66 million weekend. That’s the third largest animated film opening in November and should do well through the holidays. It received an “A-” CinemaScore with a 71% score on Rottentomatoes.

The film opened internationally in 23 location with $12.7 million for a $78.7 million global debut from a reported $75 million budget.

Bohemian Rhapsody dropped to second place after debuting in first. It earned an estimated $30.9 million and has now crossed $100 million domestically. It also earned $63 million internationally to bring that total to $185.3 million for a worldwide total of $285.3 million.

Overlord, another debut for the weekend, opened in third and an estimated $10.1 million. The film received a “B” CinemaScore with an audience that was 69% male.

In its second weekend, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms dropped to fourth with an estimated $9.6 million to bring its total to $35.3 million. Internationally, the film also added $13.5 million from 45 markets to increase that total to $96.7 million.

Rounding out the top five was The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story which also debuted this weekend. The film earned an estimated $8 million from a $43 million budget. The film earned a “B” CinemaScore from an audience that was 52% female and 74% aged 25 years or older.

Internationally the film continued its roll-out to 49 markets where it earned an estimated $6.2 million for an international total of $8.3 million.

When it comes to comic adaptations…

Venom brought in an estimated $4.9 million domestically to come in at #8 and bring its domestic total to $206.2 million. Internationally, the film opened in China earning an estimated $111 million. That’s the second highest debut ever for a superhero film there and Sony’s largest debut in the country. Internationally the film earned $118.2 million to bring that total to $467.3 million and $673.5 million.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations.