Marvel’s super hero film “Deadpool,” starring Ryan Reynolds, clinched the top spot at the box office for a third straight week, bringing in 31.5 million dollars in ticket sales for the weekend of Friday (February 26) through Sunday (February 28).
“Gods of Egypt” took second place, with 14 million in sales, according to boxofficemojo.com.
The animated film “Kung Fu Panda 3” brought in 9 million dollars, followed by “Risen,” a biblical drama about the events following the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
New release “Eddie the Eagle,” starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerto, rounded off the top five films.
The biopic tells the story of Michael “Eddie” Edwards, an unlikely British ski-jumper who made it to the Winter Olympics. It brought in 3 million dollars in ticket sales, according to the box office website.
