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‘Divergent’ Opens in No. 2 as ‘Zootopia’ Tops Box Office
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“The Divergent Series: Allegiant,” the third film in the young-adult saga from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., opened as the No. 2 weekend movie in North American cinemas with the smallest debut yet for the series as Walt Disney Co.’s “Zootopia” continued to dominate.
Divergent, featuring Shailene Woodley as a young woman leading a rebellion in a dystopian Chicago, generated $29.1 million in sales from U.S. and Canadian theaters, researcher ComScore Inc. said Sunday in a statement. The animated “Zootopia,” featuring a rookie rabbit cop and sly fox who uncover a conspiracy, brought in $38 million in its third weekend.