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Coming off a massive holiday weekend,plummeted 74 percent in its second outing. Still, the movie easily held on the top spot this weekend with $22.3 million.Among the new releases,anddid solid business, whileflopped.'s 74 percent drop is steeper than the second weekend declines for, and all fivemovies. It's the second-biggest decline ever for a movie playing at over 3,000 locations; the worst belongs to theremake, which fell 80 percent on this same weekend in 2009.Adapted from an immensely popular book and opening on Valentine's Day weekend,was always going to be fairly front-loaded. Still, the movie's horrible reviews (25 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and weak word-of-mouth ("C+" CinemaScore) surely contributed in some way.has now earned $129.2 million, and could be on track to close below $170 million. That's still a huge win—especially considering how well it's doing overseas—though it's not quite the monumental hit that its opening weekend may have suggested.In its second weekend,fell 49 percent to $18.3 million. That hold is noticeably better than past President's Day comic book adaptations likeand. To date, the movie has earned $67.9 million, and still has a solid chance of ultimately topping $100 million.held on to third place with $16.6 million (off 47 percent). The movie has now earned $126.2 million total, and remains on track to eventually reach $155 million.At 2,755 locations,led this weekend's newcomers with $11 million. That's on the upper end of a modest range for recent sports dramas and Kevin Costner movies. It's a bit higher than Disney's last sports drama,($10.5 million), and is also above star Kevin Costner's($9.8 million). It's also near Costner's, which opened to $12.2 million on the same weekend last year.The audience forwas split evenly between men and women, and skewed older (60 percent above 25). It received a great "A" CinemaScore, which suggests word-of-mouth will be strong. By the end of its run,could reach $30 million.rounded out the Top Five with $10.8 million. That's nowhere close to high school comedies likeand, though that's also an unreasonable bar: from a marketing standpoint,seems to be a far more modest venture. CBS Films did a nice job getting the word out with a robust screening program, and ran a targeted marketing effort that struck a chord with young female moviegoers.According to CBS Films, the audience was 75 percent female and 68 percent under the age of 25. With an "A-" CinemaScore, decent reviews and little competition over the next three weeks,has a shot at ultimately hitting $30 million.In sixth place,fell 39 percent to $10.05 million. The movie now ranks 35th all-time with $320 million—ahead ofand—and remains on track to passto become the highest-grossing movie from 2014.Opening at 2,880 locations,opened in seventh place with a horrible $5.96 million. That's off 58 percent from the first movie's $14 million debut; while that drop isn't quite as bad as(67 percent) or(78 percent), it's still quite poor for a franchise continuation. Among early 2015 releases, the $5.8 million haul is a bit higher than($3.9 million) and($4.2 million), and about on par with($5.5 million).A couple of factors played in to the movie's poor opening. While it's nice for a sequel to differentiate itself from its predecessor, this one seemed to do so in all the wrong ways. Beyond replacing John Cusack , the story seemed to go in a different, less appealing direction by sending the guys to many different time periods instead of setting up ascenario in a single one.The five-year gap between the first and second installment was also problematic. Comedy sequels need to either arrive in close proximity to the original—two to three years—or far enough after for nostalgia to have kicked in. Finally, atrocious reviews likely kept some casual fans of the original away from theaters this weekend.Paramount is reporting that the audience was 63 percent male and 76 percent over the age of 25. That audience awarded the movie a poor "C-" CinemaScore, which suggests that this is going to fall off quickly; ultimately, it would be surprising if this reached $15 million.expanded to 765 locations and earned an estimated $2.17 million this weekend. With star Julianne Moore slated to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards tonight, it's likely that Sony Classics will be able to hang on to all (or most) of these theaters next weekend. With $7.96 million in the bank so far, there's a realistic chance thatwinds up ahead of fellow Sony Classics movies($12 million) and($11.3 million and counting).Box Office Mojo