“Deadpool” easily defeated newcomers at the box office.
The R-rated antihero romp starring Ryan Reynolds as the Marvel mercenary earned $31.1 million in its third weekend, bringing its domestic haul to $285.2 million.
The mythological saga “Gods of Egypt” featuring Gerard Butler as a rebellious deity opened in a distant second place with $14.1 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore:
1.“Deadpool,” 20th Century Fox, $31,115,195, 3,856 locations, $8,069 average, $285,254,204, 3 weeks.
2.“Gods of Egypt,” Lionsgate, $14,123,903, 3,117 locations, $4,531 average, $14,123,903, 1 week.
3.“Kung Fu Panda 3,” 20th Century Fox, $8,898,439, 3,296 locations, $2,700 average, $128,353,798,…