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The US finally has a new number one film, after Ride Along 2 took $34m to knock Star Wars: The Force Awakens off the top spot after five weeks.

The comedy sequel is new at one, while Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Revenant stays at two and The Force Awakens is at three with $25m.

Meanwhile, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi​ is new at four with $16m, while Daddy’s Home is at five with $9.3m.

Norm of the North is at six with $6.6m and The Forest is at seven with $5.7m.

The Big Short is at eight with $5.2m and Sisters is at nine with $4.4m.

Finally, Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is at ten with $3.4m.

1. (-) Ride Along 2 – $34,040,000

2. (2) The Revenant – $29,500,000

3. (1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $25,120,000

4. (-) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi​ – $16,000,000

5. (3) Daddy’s Home – $9,300,000

6. (-) Norm of the North – $6,675,000

7. (4) The Forest – $5,792,000

8. (7) The Big Short – $5,200,000

9. (5) Sisters – $4,420,000

10. (6) The Hateful Eight – $3,447,000

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There are no prizes for guessing the number one film in the US this weekend, after Star Wars: The Force Awakens claimed the box office for the fourth successive week.

The sci-fi epic claimed $41.6m to see off competition from Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Revenant, which is at number two with $38m.

Meanwhile, Daddy’s Home is at 3 with $15m, The Forest is new at 4 with $13m and Sisters rounds out the top five with $7m.

Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is at 6 with $6.35m and The Big Short is at 7 with $6.3m.

Finally, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip drops to 8 with $5.5m, Joy is at 9 with $4.5m and Concussion is at 10 with $3m.

1. (1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens– $41,630,000

2. (23) The Revenant – $38,000,000

3. (2) Daddy’s Home – $15,000,000

4. (-) The Forest– $13,088,000

5. (4) Sisters – $7,170,000

6. (3) The Hateful Eight – $6,351,000

7. (7) The Big Short -$6,300,000

8. (5) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip – $5,500,000

9. (6) Joy – $4,500,000

10. (9) Concussion – $3,050,000

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens has started 2016 on top of the US box office, continuing its reign in the number one spot.

The film, which is the seventh instalment in the sci-fi saga, ​took $88.3m over the weekend of January 1-3.

Daddy’s Home had to settle for second place for the second consecutive week, taking $29m, while The Hateful Eight soared into third place with takings of $16.2m.

Sisters maintained its number 4 position with $12.5m while Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip rounded out the top 5 with $11.8m.

Joy is in at 6 after earning $10.4m and The Big Short drops a spot into number 7 with $9m.

Concussion is at number 8 after taking $8m, Point Break finishes the weekend at number 9 with $6.8m and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 completes the top ten with $4.6m in takings.

1. (1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $88,300,000

2. (2) Daddy’s Home – $29,000,000

3. (10) The Hateful Eight – $16,240,000

4. (4) Sisters – $12,580,000

5. (5) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip – $11,800,000

6. (3) Joy – $10,400,000

7. (6) The Big Short -$9,000,000

8. (7) Concussion – $8,000,000

9. (8) Point Break – $6,845,000

10. (9) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part Two– $4,625,000

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens has taken $154m in its second week to retain the US box office.

The film saw off competition from new entries Daddy’s Home and Joy, which are in second and third place with $38.8m and $17.5m respectively.

Meanwhile, Sisters is at 4 with $13.9m and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is at 5 with $12.7m.

Concussion is new in at 6 with $11m, The Big Short is up twelve places to 7 with $10.5m and Point Break is new at 8 with $10.2m.

Finally, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is at 9 with $5.3m and Creed rounds out the top 10 with $4.6m.

The US box-office top-ten in full:

1. (1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $153,522,000

2. (-) Daddy’s Home – $38,800,000

3. (-) Joy – $17,500,000

4. (3) Sisters – $13,880,000

5. (2) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip – $12,700,000

6. (-) Concussion – $11,000,000

7. (19) The Big Short -$10,520,000

8. (-) Point Break – $10,220,000

9. (4) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – $5,300,000

10. (5) Creed – $4,600,000

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens has, unsurprisingly, debuted at number 1 in the US box office with a colossal $238m.

The opening weekend total is the highest ever achieved in the US, beating the record set by 2015’s Jurassic World ​($208m).

The film was far, far ahead of the competition, with Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip way off in the number 2 spot with $14.4m.

Meanwhile, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s comedy Sisters is new at 3 with $13.4m, while last week’s number 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is down to 4 with $5.6m.

Creed is at 5 with $5m, The Good Dinosaur is at 6 with $4.3m and Krampus is at 7 with $3.7m.

In the Heart of the Sea is at 8 with $3.4m and Dilwale is at 9 with $1.8m.

Finally, Bajiro Mastani rounds out the top ten with $1.6m.

1. (-) Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – $238,000,00

2. (-) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip– $14,400,000

3. (-) Sisters – $13,420,000

4. (1) Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – $5,650,000

5. (4) Creed – $5,085,000

6. (3) The Good Dinosaur – $4,305,000

7. (5) Krampus – £3,780,000

8. (2) In the Heart of the Sea – $3,465,000

9. (-) Dilwale – £1,875,000

10. (-) Bajiro Mastani– £1,660,000

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