Superhero movie "Deadpool" throttled its competitors at the North American box office for a second weekend, taking in $56.5 million, well ahead of the other top earners, industry figures showed Monday.
The film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a foul-mouthed Marvel anti-hero, has raked in a total of $236.9 million -- the fastest rise of any R-rated movie in history -- after shattering records for February when it debuted last weekend.
Far behind in second place was "Kung Fu Panda 3" -- Dreamworks' computer-animated comedy that follows the adventures of Po as he evolves from martial arts student to teacher -- which took in $12.5 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said.
Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, it has garnered $117.1 million in the four weeks since its release.
Sony's Biblical resurrection tale "Risen" debuted in third place with $11.8 million. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, the film stars Joseph Fiennes, who plays a Roman army officer investigating the mysterious disappearance of Jesus's body.
"The Witch" also debuted this weekend, coming in fourth with earnings of $8.8 million. Opening a year after it caused a splash at the Sundance Film Festival, the horror film follows a Puritan family battling evil in 17th-century New England.
"How to be Single," a comedy about solo life set in New York City starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann, came in fifth during its second weekend with projected sales of $8.2 million.
Rounding out the rest of the top 10 were:
-- "Race," $7.4 million
-- "Zoolander 2," $5.5 million
-- "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $3.9 million
-- "The Revenant," $3.87 million
-- "Hail, Caesar!" $2.7 million
GMT 08:18 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
'Jumanji' bounds out of the jungle to top North American box officesGMT 09:42 2018 Sunday ,07 January
‘Molly’s Game’ film review: An enjoyabale tumbleGMT 09:40 2018 Sunday ,07 January
‘The Disaster Artist’ filmGMT 10:05 2018 Monday ,01 January
Latest 'Star Wars' passes $1 billion mark in third weekGMT 09:54 2017 Wednesday ,20 December
'The Last Jedi' rakes in $450.8mn worldwide in openingGMT 10:40 2017 Monday ,18 December
Killing of a Sacred Deer film reviewGMT 05:46 2017 Monday ,18 December
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' second-highest opening ever in N. AmericaGMT 10:02 2017 Monday ,11 December
‘The Square’Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©