‘Boss Baby’ Takes Charge of Box Office for Second Weekend
- Film outsells several new releases, including ‘Smurfs’ reboot
- Disney’s live-action ‘Beauty’ holds on to second-place spot
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“The Boss Baby,” starring Alec Baldwin as the voice of a toddler trying to thwart an evil CEO, led the North American box office for a second straight weekend, outdrawing several new releases including a fresh “Smurfs” picture.
The animated film, made by Comcast Corp.’s DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 21st Century Fox Inc.’s film division, took in an estimated $26.3 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, researcher ComScore Inc. said Sunday in an emailed statement. Sony Corp.’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village” landed in third place, while the new Warner Bros. caper film “Going in Style” opened in fourth place. “The Case for Christ,” from Pure Flix, placed 10th.