Fantastic Beasts holds UK box office spellbound, as Office Christmas Party gets a round in

The Harry Potter spinoff looks on course for 2016’s top spot after a fourth week at No 1, while Office Christmas Party outdances Bad Santa 2 in the cruel Yule movie stakesFor the fourth weekend in a row, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has topped the UK box office. Weekend takings of £2.73m take the cumulative total to £42.4m. After 24 days of play, the JK Rowling-scripted wizarding adventure has overtaken the lifetime box office of every 2016 release except three films