'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them' Continues Its Box Office Domination

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them seemed to be the go-to movie for the week of Thanksgiving as it managed to top the worldwide box office. Meanwhile, Disney's Moana debuted at number two worldwide and number one domestically.

"With magical openings in China and Japan, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them' conjured up another $132.0 million internationally this weekend on approximately 33,700 screens in 67 markets for a global total with the addition of North America of $473.7 million through Sunday," according to comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

"Disney's debut of 'Moana' in just 12 international markets (incl. China) earned $16.3 million for a global weekend debut of $71.823 million, $97.4 million to date and many more markets set to open in the coming weeks."

You can check out how the latest films stacked up against Fantastic Beasts and Moana in the lists below.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, November 27, are below.

1. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them - Warner Bros International - $177.1M

2. Moana - Disney - $71.8M

3. Doctor Strange - Disney - $23.2M

4. Allied - Paramount Pictures - $22.4M

5. Arrival - Multiple - $17.9M

6. Trolls - 20th Century Fox - $17.5M

7.

Hacksaw Ridge - Multiple - $7.6M

8. Bad Santa 2 - Multiple - $7.6M

9. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - Paramount Pictures - $6.5M

10.

Brother (dir. Kwon) - CJ Entertainment - $6.0M

11. I Am Not Madame Bovary - Multiple - $5.9M

12. Almost Christmas - Universal - $5.7M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, November 27, are below.

1. Moana - Disney - $55.5M

2. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them - Warner Bros. - $45.1M

3. Doctor Strange - Disney - $13.4M

4. Allied - Paramount - $13.0M

5. Arrival - Paramount - $11.2M

6.

Trolls - 20th Century Fox - $10.3M

7. Bad Santa 2 - Broad Green Pictures - $6.1M

8. Almost Christmas - Universal - $5.7M

9.

Hacksaw Ridge - Lionsgate - $5.5M

10. Edge Of Seventeen, The - STX Entertainment - $3.0M

11. Loving - Focus Features - $1.7M

12. Rules Don't Apply - 20th Century Fox - $1.6M