“The Lego Movie” had an excellent run after sitting atop the box office chart for multiple weeks. Newcomers “Non-Stop” and “Son of God” has dethroned Warner Bros.’ animated movie this week, which adds an estimated $21 million, and passed the $200 million mark domestically and the $300 million mark worldwide. The film helmed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord is currently the biggest release in 2014.
“The Lego Movie” slides to third place making way for the Liam Neeson starrer “Non-Stop”, which takes the top spot this week. The action thriller helmed by Jaume Collet-Serra opens in North America with an impressive $30 million debut. Neeson portrays U.S. marshal Bill Marks who is onboard a hijacked plane. He faces a difficult task to stop the mysterious criminal from killing the passengers, but finds himself in more trouble being accused as the perpetrator for the hijacking. The “Taken” star is proving that age is just a number with serious ass-kicks and explosive action scenes at the age of 61. “Non-Stop” is Neeson’s second best opening after “Taken 2” which started with $49.5 million in 2012.
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“Non Stop” poster
The biblical movie “Son of God” which chronicles the life of Jesus Christ and starring Diogo Morgado, follows with approximately $26.5 million in second place. The big screen adaptation based on the hit television miniseries “The Bible”, is also the second-best opening for a Christian film after “The Passion of the Christ”.
“Son of God” poster
The top 5 is rounded up with George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” in fourth place with approximately $5 million, and Kevin Costner’s “3 Days to Kill” slides down three spots from last week to occupy fifth place. The R-Rated “Anchorman” sequel debuted at no.14 with an estimated $1.3 million.
Quick look at the top-grossing pictures in North American theaters, courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
- “Non-Stop” – $30 million
- “Son of God” – 26.5 million
- “The Lego Movie” – $21 million
- “The Monuments Men” – $5 million
- “3 Days to Kill” – $4.9 million
- “RoboCop” – $4.5 million
- “Pompeii” – $4.3 million
- “Frozen (2013)” – $3.6 million
- “About Last Night” – $3.4 million
- “Ride Along” – $3.1 million
