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US Box Office Analysis Weekend 8 - 10 February 2019: The Lego Movie 2 crashes into the top spot with ease

US Box Office Analysis Weekend 8 - 10 February 2019:  The Lego Movie 2 crashes into the top spot with ease
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The bricks were back in town this week in the US as The Lego Movie 2 went into cinemas and topped the chart on its debut weekend.

What Men Want

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Following in the footsteps of the $250 million grossing The lego Movie the follow up hits cinemas this week with a $35 million debut.

Worryingly this is way lower than the originals nearly $70 million opening and could mean trouble ahead for the brick movie.

What Men Want

20 years after Mel Gibson starred in What Women Want we get a female slant on the same story as Taraji P. Henson stars as a woman who can hear the thoughts of men around her.

The new comedy enters the US box office at number 2 and takes $19 million on its debut.

Cold Persuit

Despite the controversy its star Liam Neeson may have caused during the week his new film hits number 3 on the box office this week.

With a debut of $10.8 million its a fairly run of the mill opening weekend for the Irish star.

The Upside

The Kevin Hart Dramatic Comedy this week falls to number 4 with a $7.2 million weekend which takes its total to $85.8 million after 5 weeks of release.

Glass

Falling to number 5 this week is last weeks number 1 film which takes $6.4 million on its fourth week of release to take its total to just under $100 million, it should reach that milestone by next weekend.

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