'Deadpool' dominates worldwide box office

"Deadpool" continued to dominate the global box office over the weekend, retaining its number one spot.

The Fox superhero movie, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a Marvel comics character, took $140million worldwide during the weekend ending February 21, Rentrak reports.

Director Stephen Chow's Chinese comedy "Mei Ren Yu" (The Mermaid) came in at second place, taking $57million. It was followed by "Zootopia", which made $31million.

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Here are the top 10 weekend worldwide box office estimates for the weekend ending February 22:

1. Deadpool - Fox - $140m

2. Mei Ren Yu (The Mermaid) - Multiple - $57m

3. Zootpia - Disney - $31.2m

4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny - Multiple - $21m

5. Kung Fu Panda 3 - Fox - $19.7m

6. How To Be Single - Warner Bros. - $19.1m

7. Monkey King 2 - Multiple - $13m

8. The Revenant - Fox - $12.4m

9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Trip - $11.9m

10. Risen - Sony - $11.8m