A Film by Beyonce" premiered at the top of the U.S. box office, raking in $21.8 million during the typically anemic first weekend of December, according to research firm Comscore. Beyonce Knowles' concert film marked the first time a movie crossed the $20 million mark on this weekend since the 2003 movie "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise,

Beyoncé surprised fans with a new song, "My House," to celebrate the release of her new concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé on Friday. It's the Grammy-winning singer's first new music since she dropped her album Renaissance last year.

Thanksgiving, early December box office is notoriously slow, but Beyoncé’s “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" defied the odds.