Hugh Jackman's 'Chappie' tops US box office

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Chappie has won the US box office in its debut weekend at cinemas.



The Hugh Jackman-starring sci-fi earned $13,300,000, pushing Will Smith's Focus off the top spot.

Focus falls to two after taking just over $10m, while The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel debuts at number three with $8.6m.

Colin Firth's Kingsman: The Secret Service falls to number four with $8.3m, as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water's $7m sends it to number five.

Erotic drama Fifty Shades of Grey drops to six with $5.6m, and Disney's McFarland, USA falls one space to seven with takings of around $5.3m.

The Lazarus Effect takes number eight, while The DUFF is at nine.

Vince Vaughn's business trip-comedy Unfinished Business rounds out the top ten films, taking $4.8m in its debut weekend at cinemas.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for March 6-8 is as follows:
1. (-) Chappie - $13,300,000
2. (1) Focus - $10,020,000
3. (-) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $8,600,000
4. (2) Kingsman: The Secret Service - $8,300,000
5. (3) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - $7,000,000
6. (4) Fifty Shades of Grey - $5,604,000
7. (6) McFarland, USA - $5,318,000
8. (5) The Lazarus Effect - $5,100,000
9. (8) The DUFF - $4,850,000
10. (-) Unfinished Business - $4,800,000