13 Apr 2015

Furious 7 maintains pole position at the box office

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Vin Diesel and Jason Statham in Furious 7 (AP)

New York — The high-octane thriller Furious 7 maintained speed in its second week, racing away with $60.6m at North American theaters and bringing its box-office total to a robust $252.5m, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Universal's Furious 7 more than lapped the competition. The only new wide release of the weekend, the rodeo romance The Longest Ride, opened with $13.5m.

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