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'Deadpool' upends competition at N. America box office
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Superhero movie "Deadpool" throttled its competitors at the North American box office for a second weekend, taking in US$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 US$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 US$12.5 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said.
Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, it has garnered US$117.1 million in the four weeks since its release.
Sony's Biblical resurrection tale "Risen" debuted in third place with US$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 US$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 US$8.2 million.
Rounding out the rest of the top 10 were:
-- "Race," US$7.4 million
-- "Zoolander 2," US$5.5 million
-- "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," US$3.9 million
-- "The Revenant," US$3.87 million
-- "Hail, Caesar!" US$2.7 million
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