Deadpool remains no. 1 at the box office for second weekend
Deadpool held the top spot at the domestic box office for the second weekend in a row, adding $55 million to its total domestic revenue.
The film opened to major success, breaking February records for President's Day weekend by racking up over $152 million. Its huge debut earned Deadpool a spot among the top ten comic book movie openings of all time. After roughly two weeks in theaters, Deadpool has earned $235.4 million domestically.
This makes Deadpool the highest-grossing X-Men-related movie domestically, though not adjusted for inflation.
Kung Fu Panda 3 held steady at number two with its $117.1 million total, up $12.5 million this weekend. New releases Risen and The Witch followed in third and fourth, respectively. Risen—Sony's Jesus-drama—earned itself $11.8 million, while The Witch—A4's Puritanical horror film—brought in $8.6 million.
Warner Bros. Pictures' How To Be Single fell to fifth, adding $8.2 million to its $31.7 million total. Focus Features' Race, another newcomer, followed with $7.2 million on its opening weekend. The biopic follows Olympian Jesse Owens' at the controversial 1936 Berlin games.
The top-ten box office estimates, via Rentrak, are as follows:
1. Deadpool—$55,000,000
2. Kung Fu Panda 3—$12,500,000
3. Risen—$11,800,000
4. The Witch—$8,685,270
5. How To Be Single—$8,220,000
6. Race—$7,275,000
7. Zoolander 2—$5,500,000
8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens—$3,386,000
9. The Revenant—$3,800,000
10. Hail, Ceasar!—$2,635,165
