Revenant tops US box office

Revenant tops US box office

The Revenant has stormed to the top of the US box office in a weekend affected by the East Coast snow storm.

The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is about a frontiersman fighting for survival after being attacked by a bear.

The Oscar nominated film took $16m (£11.2m) with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in second place with $14.3m (£10m).

“It probably altered the box office 10 or 12 percent overall. This was never predestined to be an earth-shattering box office weekend anyway,” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office firm Rentrak said.

The Revenant, directed by Alejandro G Inarritu, has taken $119.2m (£83.5m) in North America so far.

It had a limited release on Christmas Day, followed by a wide release on 8 January.

JJ Abrams’ The Force Awakens has made $1.94bn globally to date and is likely to cross the $2bn (£1.36bn) mark over the next week.

Last week’s number one, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube comedy Ride Along 2, dropped to third with $13m (£9.1m).

US box office top five

1. The Revenant – $16m (£11.21m)
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $14.3m (£10.02m)
3. Ride Along 2 – $13m (£9.1m)
4. Dirty Grandpa – $11.5m (£8.06m)
5. The Boy – $11.3m (£7.9m)

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