Film fans in America returned to cinemas for a second helping of Moana and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them at the weekend.

The family-friendly films were at the top of the post-Thanksgiving box office charts, with Moana bringing in $28.4 million (£22.3 million) and Fantastic Beasts earning $18.5 million (£14.5 million).

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (Warner Bros)

Disney’s animated Moana, in only its second weekend in cinemas and second weekend at number one, has grossed $119.9 million (£94.1 million), while Warner Bros’ Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts has earned $183.5 million (£144.1 million) in three weeks.

Paramount’s sci-fi mind-bender Arrival was third with $7.3 million (£5.7 million), while Second World War spy thriller Allied – which stars Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard – placed fourth with $7.1 million (£5.5 million).

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard
Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard (Vianney Le Caer/AP)

Disney and Marvel’s Doctor Strange rounded out the top five with $6.5 million (£5.1 million).

In limited release, the Jacqueline Kennedy biopic Jackie, starring Natalie Portman in one of the year’s buzziest performances, earned $275,000 from five cinemas.