Taken 3 has claimed number one at the US box office.
The Liam Neeson action thriller knocked The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies off the top spot with an impressive $40.4m.
Historical drama Selma is this week’s biggest climber after expanding its theatrical release, rising from 24th position to number two with $11.2m.
Into the Woods is down to three with $9.8m and Peter Jackson’s final JRR Tolkien instalment is at four with $9.4m.
Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken rounds out the top five with $8.4m.
The Imitation Game is at six, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is at seven and Annie is at eight.
Meanwhile, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death falls to nine and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is down at ten.
The US weekend box office Top 10 for January 9-11 is as follows:
1. (-) Taken 3 – $40,400,000
2. (24) Selma – $11,200,000
3. (2) Into the Woods – $9,750,000
4. (1) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $15,145,000
5. (3) Unbroken – $8,368,000
6. (7) The Imitation Game – $7,624,000
7. (5) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – $6,700,000
8. (6) Annie – $4,919,000
9. (4) The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death – $4,825,000
10. (8) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – $3,750,000
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