There were no new releases on the box office top 10 this weekend as The Croods: A New Age remained at the top for a third weekend.
Catalogue movies ones again did very well with half the top ten as Elf, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and 2017's Wonder Woman all made re-appearances.
The US box office Quickview.
The US box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th December 2020
The animated sequel starring Nicholas Cage spends its third weekend at the top of the US box office with a weekend gross of $3.01 Million, 32% down from last weekend and by far the highest on the US box office this week.
After 3 weeks of release the movie has now taken $24.26 million, it will be one of the top grossing film during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
The Mexican movie from director Luke Greenfield spends a second weekend at number 2 with a weekend gross of $490,000, a 30% drop from last weekend giving the film a total US gross of $1.38 Million.
The re-release of the 2003 movie jumps to number 3 this week with $400,000, a 20% increase over last weekend.
This gives the film a total gross since release of $176,12 Million.
The Christopher Landon directed horror comedy is still doing well and this week takes $315,000 at number 4, 34% down on last weekend.
The movie has now taken a very respectable $8.23 Million over its 5 weeks of release.
The Jim Carey Christmas movie from 2000 re-enters the box office this weekend with $268,170 giving the movie a total gross of $260.31 Million since release.
Marvel unleash their first blockbuster of the year to the delight of fans and like every year for the last few years it smashed into the top of the UK box office.
Captain American Civil War is the biggest assemble of Marvel superhero characters outside of an Avengers movie and takes over at the top with a weekend take just shy of £20 million.
Compared to the previous Marvel films this is fairly normal but the is by far the highest grossing Captain America movie.
Projection for the movie should be high, but Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice gave a wake up call last month as to how a superhero movie can perform below average.
The Jungle Book falls down to number 2 this week on its 3rd week of release with £5.7 million, its total is £33.2 million to date.
Highest total grossing movie on the box office is Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice which has taken £36.5 million to date.
Historical charts
A year ago - The Avengers Age of Ultron remained at the top while Far From The Madding Crowd was the highest new film at number 2.
Five years ago - Thor was the top new film of the week entering at number 1 knocking Fast Five down to number 2.
Ten years ago - Ice Age: The Meltdown stayed put at the top of the box office leaving highest new film 16 Block to enter at number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Bridget Jones's Diary stayed for another week at the top while The Mexican made its debut at number 2.
Twenty years ago - Comedy The Birdcage was the top new film across the country at number 1, finally shifting Top Story from the top, it slid to number 2.
Twenty five years ago - Biopic The Doors made its debut at the top of the box office while Highlander II The Quickening fell into the runner up spot.