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Fate of the Furious spends second week at No. 1

Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:53 pm

Nothing else is getting a look in at the moment


Fast and Furious 8 has dominated the US box office for the second weekend in a row, with The Fate of the Furious earning a whopping $38,682,09 in its second week of release.

Trailing The Fate of the Furious is The Boss Baby, which claimed $12,750,000 over the weekend. The animated comedy from Fox and DreamWorks Animation stars Alec Baldwin as a suit-wearing infant engaged in a secret war with puppies.

The top three is completed by Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast, meaning there has been no change in the top three since last week.

Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast, earned $9,973,000 over the weekend, while Disney continued to make waves with another film in the top 5 this week in the form of new entry Born in China, which grossed $5,147,000 to debut in 4th position.

The DisneyNature documentary follows three animal families in China – the panda, the golden monkey and the snow leopard.

The top five is completed by Going in Style, which stars Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin and Michael Caine. The crime comedy earned $5,005,000 in earnings over the weekend.

Check out the April 21-23 box office estimates below:

1 – The Fate of the Furious – $38.7 million
2 – The Boss Baby – $ 12.8 million
3 – Beauty and the Beast – $10 million
4 – Born In China – $5.1 million
5 – Going In Style – $5 million
6 – Smurfs: The Lost Village – $4.8 million
7 – Unforgettable – $4.8 million
8 – Gifted – $4.5 million
9 – The Promise – $4.1 million
10 – The Lost City of Z – $2.1 million
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