Napoleon Box Office Stumbles, Falls Right Off The Chart In Week 2

Napoleon‘s box office empire is collapsing. The movie is a historical epic directed by Ridley Scott that follows the rise and fall of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) and his complicated relationship with his first wife Empress Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby). It premiered midweek and ended up claiming the No. 1 spot on the worldwide box office chart over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend despite The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes outgrossing it in the U.S.