'Moana' Stays Afloat, Leads Box Office for 3rd Straight Week

The Disney film has raked in $145 million domestically.

By
GEORGE COSTANTINO
December 12, 2016, 10:59 AM ET
3 min read

— -- Disney's "Moana" continued its reign on top of the box office for the third weekend in a row, with an estimated $18.8 million haul.

The movie's domestic total is now $145 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Internationally, the animated film featuring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson earned an estimated $23.5 million this weekend, bringing its overseas take to $93.8 million. It's global total is $238.8 million.

Coming in second was the ensemble comedy "Office Christmas Party," starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Kate McKinnon and Courtney B. Vance, earning an estimated $17.5 million.

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," starring Eddie Redmayne, Collin Farrell and Katherine Waterston, holds down the third spot with an estimated $10.78 million, bringing its domestic gross to $199.3 million. Internationally, the film brought in an estimated $33.1 million, bringing its worldwide total to more than $680 million.

The sci-fi thriller "Arrival," starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, placed fourth with an estimated $5.6 million this weekend, followed at number five by Disney and Marvel's "Doctor Strange," with an estimated $4.6 million.

A pair of potential Oscar contenders also had strong showings. The Casey Affleck-led "Manchester by the Sea" earned $3.15 million and "La La Land," the retro musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, delivered an estimated $855,000 in limited release for a $171,000 per-theater average -- a record take for a five-theater release. The film will add another 14 theaters next weekend and expand into 250 to 300 screens over the Christmas holiday.

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Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated weekend gross ticket sales:

  • 1. "Moana," $18.8 million
  • 2. "Office Christmas Party," $17.5 million
  • 3. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," $10.78 million
  • 4. "Arrival," $5.6 million
  • 5. "Doctor Strange," $4.6 million
  • 6. "Allied," $4 million
  • 7. "Nocturnal Animals," $3.15 million
  • 8. "Manchester by the Sea," $3.15 million
  • 9. "Trolls," $3.1 million
  • 10. "Hacksaw Ridge," $2.3 million

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