The other title that the Christmas-themed adventure needs to worry about is Ralph Breaks The Internet, which is coming out in time for Thanksgiving and may steal the attention of big families looking for a night out at the movies.
The first is David Yates’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which has an entire history of Harry Potter successes at its back, and is set to clash with the animated feature in its second weekend.
While The Lorax had some room to dominate for a spell when it was initially released, coming out a few weeks ahead of Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games, The Grinch is going to very quickly find itself facing off against titles that will definitely steal large portions of its audience.
There’s a part of me that wonders if this is a movie that would have been better off with a December release, close to the holiday it’s celebrating – but looking at the release calendar full of titles like Aquaman, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Mortal Engines, Bumblebee, and Mary Poppins Returns, it probably wouldn’t have had much more luck.