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Will Smith and Margot Robbie team up this weekend in con artist movie Focus, which should pretty easily take first place ahead of holdovers like Fifty Shades of Grey and Kingsman: The Secret Service.Martin ScorseseJason Blum

Coming off a massive holiday weekend, Fifty Shades of Grey plummeted 74 percent in its second outing. Still, the movie easily held on the top spot this weekend with $22.3 million.Kevin CostnerJohn CusackJulianne Moore

Fifty Shades of Grey held on to first place at the international box office this weekend with $68.1 million.Clint Eastwood

It was a tough day at the box office on Friday. Fifty Shades of Grey collapsed heading in to its second weekend, while comedy sequel Hot Tub Time Machine 2 bombed.Kevin Costner

Coming off one of the busiest weekends in years, the box office is going to quiet down significantly this coming weekend.Clark DukeJohn CusackAdam ScottKevin Costner

The highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey scored one of the biggest R-rated debuts ever this weekend, while Kingsman: The Secret Service was strong in second place.

In a somewhat surprising development, Fifty Shades of Grey is proving to be even more of a phenomenon internationally than it is in the U.S.

Fifty Shades of Grey had a strong first place debut on Friday, though Kingsman: The Secret Service was no slouch in second.Matthew Vaughn

Friday AM Update: Fifty Shades of Grey opened to an estimated $8.6 million from Thursday night shows at 2,830 locations. That's the biggest Thursday night ever for Universal ahead of Fast & Furious 6 ($6.5 million), and ranks second all-time for R-rated movies behind The Hangover Part II ($10.4 million).

Over a decade after the first SpongeBob movie hit theaters, moviegoers were more than ready for another trip to Bikini Bottom this weekend.

Coinciding with its domestic debut, Jupiter Ascending opened in 65 international markets and earned a solid $32.5 million.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water crushed expectations on Friday, while Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son bombed.

After dominated the box office for three straight weeks, American Sniper will cede first place this weekend to a talking sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea.Antonio BanderasChanning TatumMila Kunis

Thanks in large part to American Sniper's extraordinary performance, the domestic box office topped $1 billion in January for the first time since 2010.Peter Jackson

American Sniper easily led the box office for the third weekend in a row, while the three new wide releases flopped with less than $18 million combined.Michael BayKevin CostnerKevin HartJ.C. Chandor

Thanks to strong numbers in China, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies reached $900 million worldwide this weekend.Clint EastwoodMatthew Vaughn

American Sniper earned more than all three new releases combined on Friday, which sets it up to easily take first place for the third weekend in a row.Clint EastwoodKevin CostnerJennifer Lopez