A three-week reign by "Deadpool" atop the box office has ended thanks to a handful of new openers
The top spot went to Disney's "Zootopia," which staged a box office stampede in its first weekend in North American theaters with $73.7 million, according to comScore estimates Sunday. It's the fourth-highest March opening ever and a best for a Disney Animation three-day debut.
The studio's previous record-holder, "Frozen," grossed $67.4 million over three days in its Thanksgiving opening.
In second place, "London Has Fallen," a sequel to the "Die Hard" series' White House pic "Olympus Has Fallen," earned $21.7 million. The main cast returned for the reportedly $60 million film, including Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman.
While it's a decent debut, it does lag behind the first film's $30 million opening. But it's a welcome change of pace for Butler, whose "Gods of Egypt" bombed in its opening last weekend.
The Tina Fey comedy "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," meanwhile, debuted in fourth with an estimated $7.6 million. The film cost a reported $35 million to produce.
The movie, which finds Fey's journalist character on assignment in Afghanistan, has seen mixed to positive reviews from critics. According to exit polls, audiences were 56 percent female and 89 percent over 25.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.
