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

The Will Smith-Margot Robbie heist thriller earned $19.1 million, ending Fifty Shades of Grey‘s two-week run in the top spot.

Fifty Shades fell to fourth place with $10.9 million, adding to its total earnings of $147.7 million. The erotic adaptation stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, who hosted Saturday Night Live last night.

Colin Firth’s Kingsman: The Secret Service and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water are unchanged from last week.

Kingsman holds second place with $11.8 million and total earnings of $85.6 million, followed by The SpongeBob Movie in third place with $11.2 million and total earnings of $140 million.

The only other new release this weekend was Olivia Wilde’s thriller The Lazarus Effect, landing in fifth place with $10.6 million. McFarland, USA slips to sixth place.

Still Alice, starring this year’s Oscar winner Julianne Moore, moves up two to ninth place, with $2.6 million and total earnings of $11.9 million.

Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-nominated American Sniper this week drops one spot to seventh place, with weekend takings of $7.7 million and total earnings of $331.1 million.

The DUFF and Hot Tub Time Machine 2 make up the top ten.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for February 27-March 1 is as follows:
1. (-) Focus – $19,100,000
2. (2) Kingsman: The Secret Service – $11,750,000
3. (3) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $11,200,000
4. (1) Fifty Shades of Grey – $10,927,000
5. (-) The Lazarus Effect – $10,600,000
6. (4) McFarland, USA – $7,797,000
7. (6) American Sniper – $7,700,000
8. (5) The DUFF – $7,150,000
9. (11) Still Alice – $2,695,000
10. (7) Hot Tub Time Machine 2 – $2,400,000

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Fifty Shades of Grey has claimed the US box office for a second week after taking $23,246,000.

The erotic adaptation – starring Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele – became the highest-grossing Presidents’ Day opener and second-highest February opening of all time after taking $81.6 million last week.

Upon its release, Fifty Shades ranked among the biggest R-rated movie debuts, with only The Matrix Reloaded, The Hangover Part II and The Passion of the Christ earning more.

Colin Firth’s Kingsman: The Secret Service holds onto the second spot with $17.5 million while last week’s number one The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water stays three with $15.5 million.

Kevin Costner’s McFarland, USA is new at four with $11.3 million, just beating teen comedy The DUFF which rounds out the top five.

American Sniper occupies the number six spot, as comedy sequel Hot Tub Time Machine 2 enters at seven with $5.8 million.

Sci-fi epic Jupiter Ascending is at eight, while The Imitation Game and Paddington round out the top ten.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for February 20-22 is as follows:
1. (1) Fifty Shades of Grey – $81,670,000
2. (2) Kingsman: The Secret Service – $17,525,000
3. (3) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $15,500,000
4. (-) McFarland, USA – $11,315,000
5. (-) The DUFF – $11,025,000
6. (4) American Sniper – $9,650,000
7. (-) Hot Tube Time Machine 2 – $5,800,000
8. (5) Jupiter Ascending – $3,660,000
9. (8) The Imitation Game – $2,565,000
10. (7) Paddington – $2,289,000

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Fifty Shades of Grey has debuted at the top of the US box office.

The erotic adaptation took $81,670,000 in its first weekend in theatres, which establishes it as the highest-grossing Presidents’ Day opener and second-highest February opening of all time, behind the $83.9m taken by The Passion of the Christ.

It also ranks the film among the biggest R-rated movie debuts, with only The Matrix Reloaded, The Hangover Part II and the Mel Gibson biblical adaptation earning more.

Colin Firth’s Kingsman: The Secret Service takes the second spot with initial takings of over $35 million, while last week’s number one The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water falls to three with $30 million.

American Sniper is at four with just over $16 million, as Jupiter Ascending moves to five with $9 million.

Seventh Son is at six with takings of $4.1 million, while Paddington falls to seven.

The Imitation Game stays at eight with $3.5 million, and The Wedding Ringer falls to nine.

Project Almanac rounds out the top ten with takings of $2.7 million.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for February 13-15 is as follows:
1. (-) Fifty Shades of Grey – $81,670,000
2. (-) Kingsman: The Secret Service – $35,600,000
3. (1) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $30,540,000
4. (2) American Sniper – $16,435,000
5. (3) Jupiter Ascending – $9,430,000
6. (4) Seventh Son – $4,153,000
7. (6) Paddington – $4,150,000
8. (8) The Imitation Game – $3,525,000
9. (7) The Wedding Ringer – $3,400,000
10. (5) Project Almanac – $2,730,000

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water has debuted at the top of the US box office.

The children’s comedy starring Antonio Banderas took $56 million during its first weekend in theatres, securing the film the top spot.

Last week’s number one American Sniper falls to number two with takings of just over $24 million, while Jupiter Ascending debuts at number three with $19 million.

Julianne Moore’s Seventh Son enters at number four with just over $7 million, and Paddington rounds out the top five with weekend earnings of over $5 million.

Project Almanac falls to number six, as The Imitation Game claims number seven with $4.8 million.

Kevin Hart comedy The Wedding Ringer is at eight, while Black or White takes nine.

The Boy Next Door completes the top ten with weekend takings of just over $4 million.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for February 6 – 8 is as follows:
1. (-) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $56,000,000
2. (1) American Sniper – $24,165,000
3. (-) Jupiter Ascending – $19,000,000
4. (-) Seventh Son – $7,101,000
5. (3) Paddington – $5,365,000
6. (2) Project Almanac – $5,330,000
7. (7) The Imitation Game – $4,881,000
8. (6) The Wedding Ringer – $4,800,000
9. (4) Black or White – $4,520,000
10. (5) The Boy Next Door – $4,101,000

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American Sniper has retained the US box office number one spot.

Bradley Cooper’s war drama took $31,850,000 this weekend, taking it just short of the $250m mark and setting a new Super Bowl weekend record in the process.

Paddington is up one place to 2 with $8,505,000, while new entry Project Almanac is at 3 with $8,500,000.

Kevin Costner’s Black Or White is new at 4 with $6,456,000, and Jennifer Lopez’s The Boy Next Door rounds out the top five with $6,093,000.

Kevin Hart comedy The Wedding Ringer is at 6, Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game is at 7 and Liam Neeson’s action sequel Taken 3 is at 8.

Animation Strange Magic and new entry The Loft round out the top ten.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for January 30-February 1 is as follows:
1. (1) American Sniper – $31,850,000
2. (3) Paddington – $21,000,000
3. (-) Project Almanac – $8,505,000
4. (-) Black Or White – $6,456,000
5. (2) The Boy Next Door – $6,093,000
6. (4) The Wedding Ringer – $5,700,000
7. (6) The Imitation Game – $5,173,000
8. (5) Taken 3 – $3,650,000
9. (7) Strange Magic – $3,441,000
10. (-) The Loft – $2,879,000

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American Sniper has retained the US box office number one spot.

Bradley Cooper’s war drama took $64,365,000 in its second full weekend on general release, taking the film’s total gross past the $200m mark.

New entry The Boy Next Door, which stars Jennifer Lopez, is at two having taken $15,001,000, while Paddington is at three with $12,391,000.

The Wedding Ringer is at four with $11,600,000 while Taken 3 rounds out the top five with $7,600,000.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Imitation Game is at six, new entry Strange Magic is at seven and historical drama Selma is at eight.

Johnny Depp’s Mortdecai is at nine with $4,125,000, while Into The Woods is at ten with $3,886,000.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for January 23-25 is as follows:
1. (1) American Sniper – $64,365,000
2. (-) The Boy Next Door – $21,000,000
3. (3) Paddington – $12,391,000
4. (2) The Wedding Ringer – $11,600,000
5. (4) Taken 3 – $7,600,000
6. (6) The Imitation Game – $7,136,000
7. (-) Strange Magic – $5,534,000
8. (5) Selma – $5,500,000
9. (-) Mortdecai – $4,125,000
10. (7) Into The Woods – $3,886,000

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American Sniper has claimed the number one slot at the US Box Office.

Bradley Cooper’s war drama took a huge $90.205m in its first full weekend on general release, having opened in limited release on Christmas Day.

New entries occupy the second and third spots, with The Wedding Ringer and Paddington taking $21m and $19.287m respectively.

Last week’s number one Taken 3 is down to four with $14.05m, while Selma rounds out the top five with $8.3m.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Imitation Game is at six, while Into The Woods is at seven with $6.542m.

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies is at eight, Unbroken is at nine and new entry Blackchat completes the top ten.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for January 16-18 is as follows:
1. (21) American Sniper – $90,205,000
2. (-) The Wedding Ringer – $21,000,000
3. (-) Paddington – $19,287,000
4. (1) Taken 3 – $14,050,000
5. (2) Selma – $8,300,000
6. (6) The Imitation Game – $7,192,000
7. (3) Into The Woods – $6,542,000
8. (4) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $4,860,000
9. (5) Unbroken – $4,267,000
10. (-) Blackchat – $4,030,000

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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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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has retained the top spot at the US box office for a third successive week.

The final film of Peter Jackson’s second Tolkien trilogy claimed $21,910,000 over the weekend to stay at number one.

Into The Woods is at two with $19,066,000, while Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken is at three with $18,358,000.

Horror sequel The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death is new at four with $15,145,000 and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb rounds out the Top 5 with $14,450,000.

Annie is at six, Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Imitation Game is at seven and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is at eight.

The Gambler is at nine, while Disney Pixar’s Big Hero 6 is at ten.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for January 2-4 is as follows:
1. (1) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $21,910,000
2. (2) Into the Woods – $19,066,000
3. (3) Unbroken – $18,358,000
4. (-) The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death – $15,145,000
5. (4) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – $14,450,000
6. (5) Annie – $11,400,000
7. (8) The Imitation Game – $8,111,000
8. (6) Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – $7,700,000
9. (7) The Gambler – $6,300,000
10. (11) Big Hero 6 – $4,816,000

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The extended X-Men: Days of Future Past ‘Rogue Cut’ will receive a home release in summer 2015.

Fox Home Entertainment EVP of marketing communications James Finn has revealed fresh details of the extended version of Bryan Singer’s movie (via X-Men Films).

The picture will be released as an entirely “distinct film” from the original release, with “distinct extras”.

The new edition will restore the scene featuring Anna Paquin’s Rogue, which was cut from the original Days of Future Past edit.

Paquin was eventually only seen in the closing scene of the movie, alongside some other surprises from 20th Century Fox’s original trilogy.

The Rogue Cut was at one point rumoured for a cinematic release.

Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse will follow Days of Future Past in 2016.

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