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Fueled by great reviews and endless controversy, CIA thrillertook the top spot in its nationwide expansion with $24.4 million. Among the newcomers,wound up in second place ahead of, which is a bit of a surprise. Meanwhile,andleveraged multiple Oscar nominations in to nice bumps this weekend.Playing at 2,937 locations,'s $24.4 million is higher than the debuts of other recent acclaimed adult-leaning movies like($21 million) and($19.5 million). Against some of its other comparable titles, though, it's less impressive:opened to $28.6 million 11 years ago, while last February's modern warfare moviescored $24.5 million.Sony originally hadscheduled for nationwide release in December, but made the shrewd decision to instead go with a platform release. That not only helped the movie avoid the pre-Christmas traffic jam, but it also allowed the controversy surrounding the movie's depiction of torture to reach a fever pitch. Add in the Oscar nominations from Thursday, andhad reached "must-see" status by the time it reached nationwide release this weekend.The marketing campaign emphasized the espionage and modern warfare elements over Jessica Chastain 's strong female lead, so the audience wound up skewing male (59 percent) and older (62 percent over the age of 30). They awarded the movie a good "A-" CinemaScore.It's hard to say exactly how highwill go, but a final tally around $100 million wouldn't be surprising.In second place,grossed $18.1 million from 2,160 locations (which translated to a higher per-theater average than). That's generally in line with($19.1 million),($18.6 million) and($18.5 million). Using these as comparable titles,should ultimately wind up with between $35 and $40 million, making this a solid early-year performer for distributor Open Road Entertainment.The audience was 58 percent female, 48 percent African American, and 30 percent Latino, and they gave the movie a weak "B-" CinemaScore.Taking third place with $17.1 million,was a bit of a disappointment this weekend. Surprisingly, it was more front-loaded than: opening day made up 39.3 percent of's weekend, compared to only 37.5 percent for. While the weekend gross was better than's $10 million, it was way off from's $25.3 million, which would have been a good start forThe audience was split evenly between men and women, and skewed a bit younger (58 percent under 35), which suggests that Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone were the biggest draws in the cast. It received a "B+" CinemaScore, and it could get close to $50 million by the end of its run.Despite racking up a handful of Oscar nominations on Thursday,dropped 45 percent to $11.04 million this weekend. To date, the western has earned $125.4 million, which makes it writer-director Quentin Tarantino 's highest-grossing movie ever ahead of($120.5 million). Adjusted for inflation, though,sold close to $200 million worth of tickets, which is a levelwon't be able to match.rounded out the Top Five with $9.6 million, which is a 40 percent decline from last weekend. It's now the fifth-highest-grossing musical ever with $118.7 million.dropped 48 percent to $9.2 million this weekend. The first of threeprequels has now earned $278.2 million, and it's on pace to end its run with between $295 and $300 million.andboth benefitted greatly from Oscar nominations this weekend.improved 17 percent to $6.3 million for a new total of $152.6 million, which makes it director Steven Spielberg 's 12th movie to gross at least $150 million. In comparison, Robert Zemeckis has six $150 million movies, while Michael Bay Chris Columbus and Peter Jackson all have five., meanwhile, jumped 39 percent to $5.02 million, which is the movie's top weekend so far. It has now earned $41.3 million, and it should be close to $45 million when it expands to around 2,500 locations on Friday.Last weekend's first place movie,, dropped to ninth place this weekend with $5.28 million. Its terrible 76 percent decline is on par with last January'shas $30.9 million in the bank so far, but will likely finish below $40 million.Box Office Mojo