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‘Taken 2’ stays No.1 at the box office

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Sunday studio estimates put 20th Century Fox’s action sequel “Taken 2’’ at No. 1 with $22.5 million in its second weekend. “Taken 2’’ raised its domestic total to $86.8 million.

Affleck’s “Argo,’’ an Iranian hostage thriller from Warner Bros., opened in second-place with $20.1 million.

Ethan Hawke’s “Sinister,’’ about a true-crime writer caught up in supernatural horror, debuted at No. 3 with $18.3 million.

Sony’s “Here Comes the Boom,’’ with Kevin James as a teacher who becomes a mixed martial arts sensation, started weakly at No. 5 with $12 million.

The weekend’s other new wide release, CBS Films’ crime comedy “Seven Psychopaths,’’ also opened to small crowds, taking in $4.3 million to finish No. 9. The movie’s ensemble cast includes Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson.

The sequel to “Taken,’’ the hit that established dramatic star Neeson as an action hero, “Taken 2” was dinged by critics who called it a replay of the original. The sequel has Neeson’s ex-CIA tough guy up against a gang of Albanian goons out for revenge for their kin that he killed in the first movie.

“It kind of proves that reviews do not matter,’’ said Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. “Audiences just continue to eat this up. They just love Liam Neeson in this role.”

AP

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