TORONTO — Audiences were clearly taken with the idea of a third dose of vengeful Liam Neeson, as Taken 3 raked in more than $40 million to top the weekend box office, according to studio estimates.
The opening haul was far better than the $25 million debut of Taken in 2009 but less than the $50 million of the 2012 sequel.
To date, the Taken franchise has taken in $694 million and is on track hit a billion.
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Opening wide, the civil rights drama Selma earned a disappointing $11 million to rank No. 2. It was followed by Into the Woods, which added $9.8 million to put it over the $100 million mark in the U.S. and Canada.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies made another $9.4 million for fourth place, bringing its worldwide total to $782 million.
The Angelina Jolie-directed drama Unbroken finished the weekend in fifth place with $8.4 million.
The rest of the top 10 consisted of The Imitation Game, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Annie, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.
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