(Bloomberg) — A biopic about rock ’n’ roll front man Freddie Mercury and the band Queen led the North American box office this weekend, scoring a rare win over a new Walt Disney Co. fairy tale that would normally be expected to dominate the competition. The weekend’s major new releases made a clean sweep in the top three spots.
Freddie Mercury Biopic Wins Weekend Box Office Despite Mixed Reviews
Anousha Sakoui and Amanda Albright / Bloomberg, Time: Entertainment
Sun, 11/04/2018 - 1:27pm
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