Fox’s sequel reaches $17.3m (£11.7m), while stablemate Home previews strongly with $3.6m (£2.5m); Warner Bros’ Run All Night lands with $1.2m (£822,000) from 430 sites.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has become the first film this year to record a hat-trick of number one weekends at the UK box office.
Fox’s sequel fell a slim 29% with a $2.1m (£1.4m) third weekend for $17.3m (£11.7m) to date. It is still tracking ahead of its predecessor which stood at $16.3m (£11.05m) at the same stage, but did enjoy a stronger third weekend of $2.7m (£1.8m).
Also for Fox, Homepreviewed strongly over Saturday and Sunday with its $3.6m (£2.5m) result making it the unofficial champion. The previews will go towards its opening this coming Friday [March 20] and puts it in a great position to lead the weekend.
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