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Monday 22 February 2016

‘Deadpool’ dominates again with $55M in 2nd week

JAKE COYLE faith-based drama “Risen” This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan Reyonlds, left, and Morena Baccarin in
AP Film Writer debuted with $11.8 million. a scene from the film, “Deadpool.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Marvel’s The film, in which Joseph
R-rated antihero smash Fiennes plays a Roman Associated Press
“Deadpool” continued to soldier investigating the
dominate movie theaters death and resurrection of ror fans, though, as “The kins, “Race” stars Stephan lion in total, will lose its near-
over the weekend, earn- Jesus, was made for about Witch” received a poor C- James as the Olympic exclusive window of family
ing an estimated $55 mil- $20 million by Sony’s Affirm minus CinemaScore from sprinter. moviegoing next weekend
lion and trouncing a trio of label, which targets evan- audiences. Edging out the three debuts when Disney’s “Zootopia”
newcomers. gelical Christian moviego- The Jesse Owens biop- was Fox’s “Kung Fu Panda opens. That film has already
After pulling in a massive ers. ic from Focus Features, 3,” which made $12.5 mil- begun its overseas rollout,
$152.2 million in its Presi- A24’s critically acclaimed “Race,” struggled to find lion in its fourth weekend. where it made $31.2 million
dent’s Day weekend four- Puritan thriller “The Witch” its footing with $7.3 million. The animated sequel, from 22 territories over the
day debut, the comic book opened with $8.7 million, Directed by Stephen Hop- which has made $117.1 mil- weekend.q
adaptation from 20th Cen- marking the biggest open-
tury Fox starring Ryan Reyn- ing of the indie label be-
olds as a foul-mouthed hind the Oscar-nominated
mercenary again topped drama “Room.” A24 cel-
the North American box ebrated Robert Eggers’
office. Having already directorial debut — an
grossed $235.4 million do- austere 1600s horror film,
mestically, “Deadpool” — rigorously authentic to the
made for just $58 million — period — as not only the
is poised to become one of company’s biggest week-
the most successful R-rated end in its three-year his-
movies ever. tory, but one that put “The
Globally, the film — now Witch” on course to be
certain to spawn a fran- “the most successful film
chise of its own — has of all time with a goat in a
made $491.1 million thus starring role.”
far. It may have been
Among new releases, the too art house for some hor-