Movies Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé tops box office, stomps all over Godzilla Minus One The second No. 1 concert film this year, 'Renaissance' didn't come close to Taylor Swift's 'Eras,' but had a strong showing with $21M. By Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once. EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 3, 2023 07:53PM EST Beyoncé had a historically chilly box office weekend heated with the release of her concert film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, topping the domestic box office with $21 million. Notably, this is the first time a film has opened with more than $20 million on this weekend since the 2003 Tom Cruise-led The Last Samurai. Internationally, Renaissance took in another $6,4 million, bringing its global opening to $27.4 million. While Queen Bey has released the second No. 1 concert film this year, its returns pale in comparison to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie. Swift's film of her still ongoing tour broke the record for biggest debut of a concert film, beating out Michael Jackson's 2009 This Is It, with $128 million globally. Bey wrapped up her 56-show Renaissance World Tour in early October, becoming the highest grossing tour by a female artist in history — a record she'll likely cede to Swift's 151-show Eras Tour when it comes to a close next year. Meanwhile, both pop superstars have been nothing but supportive of one another, with each attending the premieres of their respective films. And both also demolished their competition. Beyoncé in 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé'. Beyonce/Youtube Coming in second place at the box office this weekend, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes earned $14.5 million in its third week of release, bringing its domestic haul to $121.1 million ($243.9 million globally). Godzilla Minus One, the 37th Godzilla movie, didn't have audiences in a panic, though the film was a hit in Japan before its U.S. release this weekend, where it grossed $11 million. Following the emergence of Godzilla in post-war Japan, Minus One is separate from Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse, which will release Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire next year. Two animated family films bring up the rear as Trolls Band Together takes fourth place with $7.6 million ($74.8 million domestic cume, $160.6 million global cume) and Disney's Wish comes in fifth with $7.4 million ($42 million domestic cume, $81.6 million global cume). Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: What the BeyHive will be buzzing about when they see Beyoncé's Renaissance concert film Beyoncé's Renaissance opening prompts AMC to issue very specific guidelines for fans Rachel Zegler’s big arena song in The Hunger Games prequel made the crew tear up