“The Grinch” came to theaters this weekend and took the number one spot.
| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | % Change | Theater Count / Change | Average | Total Gross | Budget* | Week # | |
| 1 | N | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018) | Uni. | $66,000,000 | – | 4,141 | – | $15,938 | $66,000,000 | $75 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Fox | $30,850,000 | -39.6% | 4,000 | – | $7,713 | $100,010,548 | $52 | 2 |
| 3 | N | Overlord | Par. | $10,100,000 | – | 2,859 | – | $3,533 | $10,100,000 | $38 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | BV | $9,565,000 | -53.0% | 3,766 | – | $2,540 | $35,256,534 | $120 | 2 |
| 5 | N | The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story | Sony | $8,015,000 | – | 2,929 | – | $2,736 | $8,015,000 | $43 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | A Star is Born (2018) | WB | $8,010,000 | -27.2% | 2,848 | -583 | $2,813 | $178,020,388 | $36 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Nobody’s Fool | Par. | $6,540,000 | -52.4% | 2,468 | – | $2,650 | $24,276,108 | $19 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Venom (2018) | Sony | $4,850,000 | -38.4% | 2,351 | -716 | $2,063 | $206,233,603 | $100 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | Halloween (2018) | Uni. | $3,840,000 | -64.5% | 2,717 | -1,058 | $1,413 | $156,810,845 | $10 | 4 |
| 10 | 10 | The Hate U Give | Fox | $2,070,000 | -38.3% | 1,108 | -399 | $1,868 | $26,705,883 | $23 | 6 |
