‘Grinch’ Brings Holiday Cheer With Decisive Box-Office Victory

Nov 11 2018, 4:46 PMNov 11 2018, 5:26 PMNovember 11 2018, 4:46 PMNovember 11 2018, 5:26 PM

(Bloomberg) -- “The Grinch,” an animated remake featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the green grouch, stole the weekend at the North American box office.

The film, the latest take on the 1957 Dr. Seuss children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” took in $66 million in ticket sales, Comscore Inc. said in an email. The movie was from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment.

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