Liam Neeson, ‘Non-Stop’ edges out ‘Son of God’ to top box office, ‘Frozen’ hits $1 billion

The Oscar weekend saw Non-Stop and Son of God battling for the top spot, dethroning The LEGO Movie‘s three week run at the box office winner. Disney’s Frozen crossed the $1 billion worldwide box office plateau, becoming the 18th film in history to reach that milestone.

Non-Stop led the way with an estimated $30 million with Son of God in second place with an estimated $26.5 million. Neeson’s rise to the top spot was long overdue and the Christian film make the biggest splash in ten years, when Passion of the Christ became a national phenomenon.

The LEGO Movie took third place with an estimated $21 million, becoming the first 2014 film to earn $200 million. Among fourth weekends, LEGO‘s ranks 16th all-time.

Box Office Mojo details the success of Frozen “Frozen is expected to inch past $1 billion worldwide on Sunday; to date, it has earned $388.7 million at the domestic box office and $611.5 million overseas. Its top markets are South Korea ($76.2 million), the U.K. ($63.5 million), Germany ($47.7 million), France ($42.6 million) and China ($42.6 million). In two weeks, it finally opens in Japan, which could turn out to be another huge market (animated movies and musicals are both very popular there).”