International Box Office

As it was widely expected Rogue One: A Star Wars Story keeps  generating amazing numbers. Adding $65 million dollars to the North American market on New Year’s weekend, it now stands at $440 million, finishing 2016 right behind Finding Dory and ahead of Disney/Marvel's Captain America: Civil War that ended it’s run just above the $400 million mark.

A giant Christmas weekend featuring stellar performances from Rogue One and Sing along with solid showings from specialty features like Fences and La La Land pushed the yearly domestic box office gross past $11 billion for second time in a row. 25 films, beginning with Finding Dory (486.

As many predicted Rogue One: A Star Wars Story engaged the hyperdrive from day one and blasted off with a $290. 5 million global debut.

All of this weekend's newcomers struggled to stay afloat as Moana left the competitors in its wake for the second frame in a row. Disney’s Dwayne Johnson led high seas adventure earned $28.

This weekend, Disney Animation’s Moana grabbed the biggest plate of turkey and also took home most of the leftovers. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson voices the Polynesian demigod Maui, who aides Moana, a teenage princess voiced by 16 year old Auli’I Cravalho, in this open water adventure to save her island from the vengeful lava spirit Te Ka.

This weekend’s box office roundup found the world bewitched with Warner Bros. and Heyday Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Veterans day weekend saw a sharp rise in box office returns across the board with Americans flocking to theaters, some in elation, some trying to find a distraction and relief from Tuesday’s revelation that the 45th president of the United States is Mr. Donald Trump.