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Box office: 'Rogue One' on top for 4th week

January 8, 2017 at 10:16PM
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Gunter, voiced by Nick Kroll, left, and Rosita, voiced by Reese Witherspoon, in a scene from, "Sing." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP)
Nick Kroll provides the voice of Gunter in “Sing.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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"Star Wars" is still dominating the movie universe, with "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" leading the box office for the fourth straight week.

The intergalactic saga edged out the NASA drama "Hidden Figures" for the top spot over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Rogue One" brought in $21.97 million. "Hidden Figures" — which expanded by more than 2,000 theaters Friday after opening in limited release — collected $21.8 million.

"It's a great weekend for space movies," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office tracker comScore, noting that the Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt space story "Passengers" also remains among the top 10.

"Rogue One," though, has been unstoppable, Dergarabedian said, and is expected to top "Finding Dory" as the biggest box-office success of 2016.

The animated animal musical "Sing" was in third place this weekend, taking in another $19.5 million for a three-week haul of $213.3 million. "Underworld: Blood Wars" debuted in fourth place with $13.1 million, followed by the celebrated musical "La La Land" with $10 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," $21.97 million.

2. "Hidden Figures," $21.8 million.

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3. "Sing," 19.5 million.

4. "Underworld: Blood Wars," $13.1 million.

5. "La La Land," $10 million.

6. "Passengers," $8.8 million.

7. "Why Him?" $6.5 million.

8. "Moana," $6.4 million.

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9. "Fences," $4.7 million.

10. "Assassin's Creed," $3.8 million.

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