Bohemian Rhapsody is the box office champion with a $50 million opening weekend

Bohemian Rhapsody
(Image credit: 20th Century Fox)

Fox's Queen biopic won the domestic box office this weekend, while Disney's latest live-action effort wasn't so lucky.

Bohemian Rhapsody, which stars Rami Malek as Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury, had a $50 million U.S. debut, per Box Office Mojo. This was well above expectations; the film last week was projected to bring in closer to $35 million, Variety reported. The critics have been tough on the film, but audiences clearly disagree: While Bohemian Rhapsody earned a 60 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, it has already made $141 million worldwide on a budget of $50 million, and moviegoers across the country gave it an average rating of A, per CinemaScore.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.