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It's 'Dead' at box office

It's 'Dead' at box office Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool, a Kierkegaardian dissertation on the sickness unto death cleverly disguised as a superhero comedy, stays atop the box office chart in its second week, making another $55 mil in America over the weekend, according to studio estimates. Its total worldwide take is just below $500 mil. It's a big deal for an R-rated pic.

It's 'Dead' at box office

Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool, a Kierkegaardian dissertation on the sickness unto death cleverly disguised as a superhero comedy, stays atop the box office chart in its second week, making another $55 mil in America over the weekend, according to studio estimates. Its total worldwide take is just below $500 mil. It's a big deal for an R-rated pic.

Jack Black's Kung Fu Panda 3 made $12.5 mil in its fourth weekend, taking take second place, and the Jesus biopic Risen, starring Ralph Fiennes, debuted at No. 3 with $11.8 mil.

My favorite movie of the weekend, the Danish import A War, made $36,047. Way to go!

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