LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Universal is all smiles this weekend as Ride Along 2 is number one at the domestic box office with $34 million. Disney’s Star Wars still holds on tight to the top spot globally.
Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Disney's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' does it again, leading the box office charge as it adds an additional $72.4 million globally in its fifth weekend in cinemas, thus bringing its total to nearly $1.9 billion around the globe as it sets its sights on the $2 billion club. Fox's 'The Revenant' is also a big winner as it builds on critical and awards-season buzz with nearly $150 million worldwide to date and climbing."
The top 10 domestic box office:
1. Ride Along 2 – Universal – $34.0M
2. Revenant, The – 20th Century Fox – $29.5M
3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Disney – $25.1M
4. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi – Paramount – $16.0M
5. Daddy's Home – Paramount – $9.3M
6. Norm Of The North – Lionsgate – $6.7M
7. Forest, The – Focus Features – $5.8M
8. Big Short, The – Paramount – $5.2M
9. Sisters – Universal – $4.4M
10. Hateful Eight, The – The Weinstein Company – $3.4M
