A drop of only 50% week on week gross for Beauty and the Beast means the film takes in its second weekend $88 million.
The film total gross therefore powers on to a massive $317 million in America which gives it the target of becoming the 4th larget film ever stateside.
Disney are powering away with hit after hit at the moment and with the likes of Star Wars, Marvel, its animation studio and live action film there is no stopping them.
Making its debut at number 2 this week is the highly anticipated re-boot of the Power Rangers franchise which has moved from cheesy TV show to bug budget movie.
The films takes $40 million on its debut and with limited appear and mediocre reviews the film could sink fast.
Other new film this week in America are Life at number 4 with $12 million and CHiPs at number 7 with $7.6 million.
Highest total grossing movie on the top 10 this week is Beauty and the Beat which the longest running film is The Lego Batman Movie with 7 week on the chart in total.
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