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'Furious 7' holds fast to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office

By Karen Butler
Cast member Vin Diesel attends the premiere of his new motion picture crime thriller "Furious 7" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Cast member Vin Diesel attends the premiere of his new motion picture crime thriller "Furious 7" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- The action movie Furious 7 is No. 1 at the North American box office for a third weekend, scoring an additional $29 million, Rentrak announced Sunday.

The high-octane picture, which stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson and the late Paul Walker, crossed the $1 billion worldwide milestone late last week.

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Coming in at No. 2 for the weekend of April 17-19 is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 with $24 million, followed by Unfriended at No. 3 with $16 million, Home at No. 4 with $10.3 million and The Longest Ride at No. 5 with $6.9 million.

Rounding out the top tier are Get Hard at No. 6 with $4.8 million, Monkey Kingdom at No. 7 with $4.7 million, Woman in Gold at No. 8 with $4.6 million, Insurgent at No. 9 with $4.2 million and Cinderella at No. 10 with $3.9 million.

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