Power Rangers Has Solid Second Place Debut

Life, CHiPS suffer underwhelming debuts.

By Alex Osborn

Power Rangers' solid debut this weekend wasn't enough to dethrone Beauty and the Beast, as Disney's live-action film held strong in first place at the domestic box office for its second consecutive week.

As noted by Variety, Lionsgate's Mighty Morphin movie performed above its $30 million expectations, placing second with an estimated $40.5 million. The Dean Israelite-directed film, which cost $100 million to make, will serve as the start of a six-movie story that producer Haim Saban has planned.

Meanwhile, Beauty and the Beast enjoyed the fourth-largest second weekend ever, remaining box office champ with an estimated $88.3 million. Disney's live-action film, which had the sixth-biggest opening weekend in domestic box office history, trails the second-weekend hauls of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($149.2 million), Jurassic World ($106.6 million) and Marvel's The Avengers ($103.1 million).

This March has proven to be the biggest in domestic box office history. Sales have reached $1 billion, which, until now, has never been achieved in the month of March.

Sony and Skydance Media's new sci-fi thriller Life didn't have a particularly strong performance, debuting in fourth place with an estimated $12.6 million. The film, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson and Jake Gyllenhaal, boasts a production budget of $58 million.

CHiPS, the new crime comedy from Warner Bros. and director Dax Shepard, underwhelmed during its opening weekend, placing seventh with $7.6 million. The Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox-led film cost $25 million to make.

Here are the top 10 weekend box office three-day estimates via comScore:

1. Beauty and the Beast $88.3 million

2. Power Rangers $40.5 million

3. Kong: Skull Island $14.4 million

4. Life $12.6 million

5. Logan $10.1 million

6. Get Out $8.7 million

7. CHiPS $7.6 million

8. The Shack $3.8 million

9. The LEGO Batman Movie $2 million

10. MET Opera: Idomeneo $1.3 million

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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