The movie has shrugged off lukewarm reviews to earn $227.1 million over three weeks.
Debuting in number two was "Krampus," a tale of Christmas gone awry when a boy accidentally summons a demon to his family's holiday gathering. The film earned $16.0 million.
In third place for a second week was boxing flick "Creed," a next-generation version of the "Rocky" series, whose revenue totaled $15.54 million.
Disney's animated "The Good Dinosaur" came in just behind with $15.51 million.
Meanwhile "Spectre," the latest James Bond movie, dropped to fifth place, with estimated gross sales of $5.4 million.
The star-studded spy thriller -- with Daniel Craig as 007, and featuring Italy's Monica Bellucci and Austrian Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as the villain -- has taken in $176.1 million in its four weeks in North American cinemas, according to estimates.
Estimates for the rest of the top 10 were as follows:
6. "The Night Before" ($4.9 million)
7. "The Peanuts Movie" ($3.5 million)
8. "Spotlight" ($2.9 million)
9. "Brooklyn" ($2.4 million)
10. "Secret in Their Eyes" ($2.0 million)
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Debuting in number two was "Krampus," a tale of Christmas gone awry when a boy accidentally summons a demon to his family's holiday gathering. The film earned $16.0 million.
In third place for a second week was boxing flick "Creed," a next-generation version of the "Rocky" series, whose revenue totaled $15.54 million.
Disney's animated "The Good Dinosaur" came in just behind with $15.51 million.
Meanwhile "Spectre," the latest James Bond movie, dropped to fifth place, with estimated gross sales of $5.4 million.
The star-studded spy thriller -- with Daniel Craig as 007, and featuring Italy's Monica Bellucci and Austrian Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as the villain -- has taken in $176.1 million in its four weeks in North American cinemas, according to estimates.
Estimates for the rest of the top 10 were as follows:
6. "The Night Before" ($4.9 million)
7. "The Peanuts Movie" ($3.5 million)
8. "Spotlight" ($2.9 million)
9. "Brooklyn" ($2.4 million)
10. "Secret in Their Eyes" ($2.0 million)
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