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World Box Office Weekending 19th February 2017: Fifty Shades sequel still dominates the world ahead of Lego

World Box Office Weekending 19th February 2017:  Fifty Shades sequel still dominates the world ahead of Lego
Fifty Shades Darker
The Lego Batman Movie may be beating Fifty Shades Darker in America and Europe but across the globe the latter is doing far better.

For a second week Fifty Shades Darker is the top movie of the week with a weekly gross of $64.6 million from 60 countries.

This brings the films total gross after a couple of weeks of release to $276.8 million, not too far behind the series first film.

The Lego Batman Movie remains in second place this week with $55 million and it is released in 63 countries, 3 more that Fifty Shades.

Highest new film of the week is right down at number 10, Fist Fight is only released in 1 country with a gross of $12 million.

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