Box Office Top 10: ‘Lego Batman,’ ‘Fifty Shades’ open on top

LOS ANGELES – Three new openers dominated the box office this weekend – each with its own robust audience. The animated “Lego Movie” spinoff “The Lego Batman Movie” topped the charts with $53 million, slightly less than the studio estimates from Sunday, while the “Fifty Shades of Grey” sequel “Fifty Shades Darker” opened in second with $46.6 million.

“Fifty Shades Darker” didn’t come close to the heights of the first film’s $85.2 million debut in 2015 when Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday, but it still managed to entice a significant audience to the cinema. In third place, “John Wick: Chapter Two” earned $30.4 million – more than double what the first film made in its opening weekend.

The thriller “Split” and the NASA drama “Hidden Figures,” both holdovers, rounded out the top five.

Top films

Last week’s take/total take (weeks in release)

1. “The Lego Batman Movie” $53,003,468 / $53,003,468 (1)

2. “Fifty Shades Darker” $46,607,250 / $46,607,250 (1)

3. “John Wick: Chapter Two” $30,436,123 / $30,436,123 (1)

4. “Split” $9,525,935 / $112,498,205 (4)

5. “Hidden Figures” $8,002,670 / $131,454,920 (8)

6. “A Dog’s Purpose” $7,271,430 / $42,501,105 (3)

7. “Rings” $5,649,575 / $21,321,861 (2)

8. “La La Land” $4,943,811 / $125,954,156 (10)

9. “Lion” $3,950,610 / $30,236,332 (12)

10. “Sing” $1,703,625 /$265,408,620 (8)