Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel topples Fifty Shades of Grey in opening weekend

Alex Hayes

March 2, 2015 4:19

Fifty Shades of Grey was finally knocked off the top of the box office charts this weekend as the Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel more than doubled its takings on its opening weekend.

The star studded sequel starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel took $4.081m in its first weekend on 417 screens, whilst Fifty Shade of Grey mustered just $1.954m on 426 screens, taking its total box office so far north of the $20m mark.

Kingsman: The Secret Service took in $1.512m on 312 screens pushing its total takings to $14m, whilst Jupiter Ascending took $1.073m on 385 screens on its second weekend.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel topples Fifty Shades of Grey in opening weekend

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