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US Box Office Weekend 2 - 4 February 2018: Superbowl weekend has Jumanji going back to the top

US Box Office Weekend 2 - 4 February 2018:  Superbowl weekend has Jumanji going back to the top
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The surprise hit of the year so far, Jumaji: Welcome To The Jungle, goes back to the top of the US box office after a week away to make it 4 weeks in total.

It was a quiet weekend for the box office as it was Superbowl weekend and that tends to take over everything but Jumanji managed an $11 million gross which brings its total to $352.6 million.

Falling into second place is Maze Runner: The Death Cure which took $10.2 million in its second weekend bringing the total to $39.7 million.

Highest new film of the week is Winchester starring Helen Mirren which lands at number 3 with $9.2 million.

Finishing off the top 5 is The Greatest Showman which has a total US gross of $137.4 million and Hostiles which now has $21.2 in total.

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