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Thanks in large part to's extraordinary performance, the domestic box office topped $1 billion in January for the first time since 2010.accounted for $242.2 million, or 24 percent, of that total. After playing at four locations for three weeks—dating back to Christmas Day—earned an incredible $107.2 million when it expanded nationwide over Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. It proceeded to hold well in its second weekend (off only 28 percent), which set it up to become one of the highest-grossing movies from 2014.Even with a steep third weekend drop,remains on track to wind up over $330 million, which will rank second all-time among R-rated movies behind($370.8 million).In a distant second place,took in $80.9 million during the month of January. The final installment in the popular action franchise should wrap up its run with a bit less than $100 million, which is a big step down for the franchise. Still, overseas remains strong, and the budget was kept under control, so this is unquestionably a win.took third place with $61.9 million, which pushed its overall total past $250 million. By the end of the month, grosses had dropped down to a trickle, and this is now positioned to be the lowest-grossing of Peter Jackson 's Middle Earth movies (behind's $258.4 million). Of course, it's still going to earn nearly $1 billion worldwide, so this is absolutely a financial success.Fellow December releasesandrounded out the Top Five with $59.9 million and $51.2 million, respectively.will wrap up its run with around $130 million, whileis going to wind up with over $115 million. Other solid performers in January include($48.5 million on its way to $70-million plus) and($47.4 million heading to $60 million).After expanding wide at Christmas,maintained momentum throughout January, dropping less than seven percent for three straight weeks. The movie ended the month with over $67 million total, and is on its way to at least $90 million total.Finally, after a so-so first weekend,held well over Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend and wound up earning a solid $41.9 million in January. With a few more weeks until the Academy Awards ceremony,should wind up inching past $50 million total.There were a few modest misses in January.opened to a solid $15 million, but collapsed in subsequent frames. It ended the month with $26.1 million, and will conclude its run below $27 million, which is a 50 percent decline from the first installment. Meanwhile,earned $23.7 million in its first nine days, but is falling off quickly and could close below $35 million.Both of these were low cost thrillers, and it's entirely possible that they wind up being marginally profitable. Still, neither looks good against comparable titles, and it's likely that the respective studios were targeting a bit more in each case.Of course, both of those were resounding successes compared toand, which were all disasters.ended the month with $9.06 million, which is astonishingly low for an animated movie that opened at over 3,000 locations. Meanwhile, pricey star-driven moviesandearned $7.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, and both movies are on their way to less than $10 million total.Box Office Mojo