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NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014

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Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s...

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NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Holds Off Newcomers to Remain #1 with $22.26M; ‘McFarland, USA’ Leads Openers with $11.02M; ‘The DUFF’ Surprises with $10.81M; ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ Drowns with $5.96M

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Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey held onto first place at the box office this weekend with $22.26 million. However, the successful romantic drama was down a massive 74 percent from last weekend’s three-day debut. Initial front-loading driven by the film’s...