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).”
| Title | Weekend | Total | |
| 1. | Non-Stop | $30,019,000 | $30 |
| 2. | Son of God | $26,500,000 | $26.5 |
| 3. | The LEGO Movie | $21,015,000 | $209.3 |
| 4. | The Monuments Men | $5,000,000 | $65.6 |
| 5. | 3 Days to Kill | $4,900,000 | $20.7 |
| 6. | Robocop | $4,500,000 | $51.2 |
| 7. | Pompeii | $4,300,000 | $17.7 |
| 8. | Frozen | $3,611,000 | $388.7 |
| 9. | About Last Night | $3,400,000 | $43.7 |
| 10. | Ride Along | $3,065,000 | $127.1 |
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