Weekend Box Office: 'Non-Stop' Fight Off Competition with $30 Million Weekend

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Liam Neeson has grounded the "The Lego Movie."



The action star's airliner thriller "Non-Stop" arrived in first place at the weekend box office, ending the Warner Bros. animated film's three-week blockade at the top spot. The Universal Pictures film stars Neeson as a federal air marshal on a doomed flight. "Non-Stop" opened with $30 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.



Fox's "Son of God" debuted closely behind "Non-Stop" in second place with $26.5 million. The film recounts the story of Jesus' life using footage shot during production of the History Channel's 10-part miniseries "The Bible."



"The Lego Movie," which features the voices of Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks as characters from the blocky toy franchise, came in third place with $21 million, bringing its total domestic haul to $209.3 million.



Box Office Top 10

1. "Non-Stop" $30.0M

2. "Son of God" $26.5M

3. "The Lego Movie" $21.0M

4. "Monuments Men" $5.0M

5. "3 Days to Kill" $4.9M

6. "RoboCop" $4.5M

7. "Pompeii" $4.3M

8. "Frozen" $3.6M

9. "About Last Night" $3.4M

10. "Ride Along" $3.1M





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