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US Box Office Weekend 27th January 2017: Split keeps off new releases from A Dogs Purpose and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

US Box Office Weekend 27th January 2017:  Split keeps off new releases from A Dogs Purpose and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
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A Dogs Purpose
Thriller Split manages to spend a second weekend at the top of the US box office this week despite competition from some new comers and Oscar tipped Hidden Figures.

Two weeks at the top is a good result for director M. Night Shyamalan and Split will most likely prove to be his most successful film in some time, this week it took $26.3 million over the weekend.

The total gross for the film in America now is now up to $78 million from 10 days of release.

Highest new film of the week enters the chart at number 2 in the shape of A Dogs Purpose, it enters with a weekend gross of $18.3 million.

Hidden Figures hold its own at number 3 this week after its Oscar nominations and takes $14 million on its 6th week.

Also making debuts on the US box office this week are Resident Evil: The Final Chapter which is new at 4 and Gold which is new at number 10.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

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