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"Furious 7" leads North American box office for 4th week

Xinhua, April 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

"Furious 7" beat newcomer " Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" to top the North American box office for the fourth weekend in a row.

In doing so, "Furious 7" became the first film to lead the box office for four consecutive weekends since "The Hunger Games" did so back in 2012.

Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and the late Paul Walker, " Furious 7" grossed an estimated 18.3 million U.S. dollars in North American theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The seventh film in the stunt-filled "Fast and Furious" street- racing franchise also had another stunning weekend overseas, particularly in China, where it earned nearly 323 million dollars in 15 days.

"Furious 7" has now grossed 1.3 billion dollars worldwide, which ranks fifth all-time.

In the domestic market, "Furious 7" has earned 320 million dollars.

Playing at 3,633 locations, the Kevin James comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" took in 15.5 million dollars, bringing its total to nearly 44 million dollars.

The Blake Lively fantasy romance "The Age of Adaline" ranked third this weekend, with 13.4 million dollars from 2,991 locations.

Other popular films this weekend in the United States and Canada were "Home" (8.3 million), "Unfriended" (6.2 million), "Ex Machina" (5.4 million), "The Longest Ride" (4.3 million), "Get Hard" (3.9 million), "Monkey Kingdom" (3.55 million) and "Woman in Gold" (3.5 million). Endite