The animated family film Zootopia booted Deadpool from the box office top spot this weekend with an estimated $73.7 million in its first week, the biggest-ever opening week for a Disney film.
Deadpool shot to the top of this weekend's box office with an estimated $135 million, breaking the February record set by Fifty Shades of Grey which took in $85.1 million last year, and the biggest opening for an R-rated film since The Matrix Reloaded, which debuted with $91.7 million.
The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, topped this weekend's box office in its fifth week of release with an estimated $16 million on a weekend where snowstorms in some parts of the country forced many moviegoers to stay indoors.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped from the No. 1 spot at the box office this weekend, knocked out by the comedy sequel Ride Along 2, which took in an estimated $34 million while The Revenant held on to second place with $29.5 million.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens continued to hold on to the No. One position at the box office with an estimated $41.6 million, while The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, took in $39.5 million in its debut weekend.
As expected, Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke all kinds of box office records with an estimated $238 million in its first three days in release, making it the all-time highest first-week opening since Jurassic World earlier this year.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 continued to top the box office this weekend with an estimated take of $11.3 million, while In the Heart of the Sea, directed by Ron Howard, debuted in second place with $11 million, far short of its production budget of approximately $100 million...