'Zootopia' soars above the pack at US box office
Disney's 'Zootopia' earned $50 million at the US box office during its second weekend.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Disney s "Zootopia" earned $50 million at the US box office during its second weekend for a total of $143 million following a record-setting debut for Disney Animation Studios, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The film about intrepid rabbit police officer Judy Hopps who works with a fox to solve a crime in the Zootopia animal kingdom had surpassed the 2013 Disney blockbuster "Frozen" on its opening weekend.
Paramount s "10 Cloverfield Lane" debuted in a distant in second place, with a better-than-expected estimate of $25.2 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said.
Producer J.J. Abrams has billed the low-budget horror movie -- starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. -- as a "spiritual sequel" to the original "Cloverfield," which stunned Hollywood with earnings of $40.1 million during its opening weekend in 2008.
Superhero blockbuster "Deadpool" maintained its third spot for another week with $10.8 million, contributing to its $328 million take over five weeks.
Starring Ryan Reynolds as a foul-mouthed Marvel anti-hero, "Deadpool" clocked the fastest rise of any R-rated movie in history following its debut.
Gramercy s action thriller "London Has Fallen" fell to fourth place, earning $10.7 million during its second weekend. Directed by Iranian-Swedish filmmaker Babak Najafi and starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman, the film is the sequel to 2013 s "Olympus Has Fallen."
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" came in fifth place, earning $4.6 million. The Paramount comedy starring Tina Fey, also in its second week, is based on Kim Barker s memoir about being a female war reporter in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
