Fox's Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" overperformed with a rocking 50 million US dollars when it debuted in 4,000 theaters. That was enough to dominate in North America over fellow newcomers "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" and "Nobody’s Fool."

"Bohemian Rhapsody" ranks as the second-best start for a music biopic, following just 2015's "Straight Outta Compton" (60.2 million US dollars).

Rami Malek stars as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the film, which cost around 50 million US dollars to produce. “Bohemian Rhapsody” has generated a mixed critical response, though audiences have embraced it with a 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore.

Disney's "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" launched at No. 2 on the lower end of expectations with a disappointing 20 million US dollars from 3,766 venues, a rare miss for the Magic Kingdom given the movie's 125 million US dollars price tag. The family-friendly film with Keira Knightley, Misty Copeland, and Mackenzie Foy was panned by critics, who gave it a 34 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

In third, Paramount's "Nobody's Fool," the first R-rated comedy from Tyler Perry, generated 13.7 million US dollars from 2,468 screens.

Rounding out the top five are holdovers "A Star Is Born" and "Halloween." Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's "A Star Is Born" pocketed another 11.1 million US dollars in its fifth outing, marking an impressive drop of just 21 percent. That brings its domestic tally to a huge 165 million US dollars. Universal and Blumhouse's R-rated slasher “Halloween” earned 11 million US dollars for a North American total of 150 million US dollars.

(Top Photo: US actor Rami Malek (C) poses on the red carpet with British musician, and drummer of the rock band Queen, Roger Taylor (R) and British musician, and lead guitarist of the rock band Queen, Brian May (L) arriving for the world premiere of the film "Bohemian Rhapsody" at Wembley Arena in north London on October 23, 2018. /VCG Photo)