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‘The Revenant’ tops worldwide box office

January 25, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio poses with the award for Best Motion Picture, Drama for 'The Revenant'. – AFP pic, January 25, 2016.Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Revenant" swept the international box office following its Golden Globe win and Oscar buzz over the weekend.

The film took in US$49.8 million (RM211 million) worldwide, with another quarter billion threshold in its sights at the international box office in the coming week, reports real-time box office reporter Rentrak.

Here are the top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates as of yesterday;

1. Revenant, The – 20th Century Fox – US$49.8 million
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Disney – US$37.6 million
3. 5th Wave, The – Sony – US$26.6 million
4. Ride Along 2 – Universal – US$19.5 million
5. Big Short, The – Paramount Pictures – US$13.6 million
6. Dirty Grandpa – Multiple – US$13.5 million
7. Boy, The – Multiple – US$12 million
8. Daddy's Home – Paramount Pictures – US$11.2 million
9. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi – Paramount Pictures – US$9.8 million
10. Creed – Warner Bros. – US$9.5 million
11. Hateful Eight, The – Multiple – US$8.9 million
12. Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip – 20th Century Fox – US$6.8 million. – AFP, January 25, 2016.