‘Fifty Shades Darker’ dominates global box office for a second week

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“Fifty Shades Darker” continues to dominate the worldwide weekend box office, holding on to the top spot for a second week.

According to estimates by Rentrak, the second installment in the trilogy took in $64.67 million worldwide in its second week.

Image: Screen shot from Fifty Shades Darker official trailer via YouTube

Based on the novels by E. L. James, the film continues the erotic love story of billionaire Christian Grey and college graduate Anastasia Steele, played by Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.

In second place was the animated comedy “The Lego Batman Movie” featuring the voices of Will Arnett and Michael Cera, followed by Matt Damon’s “The Great Wall”.

The top 10 worldwide weekend box office estimates as of February 19 are:

1. Fifty Shades Darker – Universal – $64.67M

2. The Lego Batman Movie – Warner Bros. – $55.7M

3. The Great Wall – Universal – $37.1M

4. La La Land – Lionsgate – $36.2M

5. John Wick: Chapter Two – Lionsgate – $32.1M

6. xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage – Paramount Pictures – $28M

7. Sing – Universal – $19.6M

8. Split – Universal – $15.9M

9. Hidden Figures – Fox – $14.4M

10. Fist Fight – Warner Bros. – $12M

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