Bohemian Rhapsody tops US box office

Updated November 5 2018 - 7:46am, first published 7:39am
Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in the Twentieth Century Fox biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in the Twentieth Century Fox biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has shrugged off production troubles and mediocre reviews to debut with an estimated $US50 million ($A69 million) in weekend ticket sales at the US box office, well above expectations.