The Star Wars reign atop the weekend box office has come to an end as Ride Along 2 [RDLO2] lead the way with an estimated $41.5 million over the 4-day MLK Jr. holiday weekend. The action comedy sequel appealed to a more diverse crowd than the first film, but fell short of the original's opening. The audience was 52% female and 55% under the age of 25.
12-time Oscar nominated The Revenant [REVEN] held firm in second place with $39.0 million to bring its total to $97.2 million.
13 Hours [13HRS] opened in fourth place with $19.7 million, while Norm of the North [NORMN] debuted sixth at $9.3 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S-M | TOTAL |
| 1 | RIDE ALONG 2 | $41,550,000 | $41,550,000 |
| 2 | THE REVANANT | $39,000,000 | $97,174,769 |
| 3 | STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | $32,565,000 | $858,497,841 |
| 4 | 13 HOURS | $19,650,000 | $19,650,000 |
| 5 | DADDY'S HOME | $12,000,000 | $131,956,102 |
| 6 | NORM OF THE NORTH | $9,325,000 | $9,325,000 |
| 7 | THE FOREST | $7,015,000 | $22,348,634 |
| 8 | THE BIG SHORT | $6,450,000 | $51,770,882 |
| 9 | SISTERS | $5,530,000 | $82,963,630 |
| 10 | THE HATEFUL EIGHT | $4,416,000 | $48,564,491 |
| 11 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: ROAD CHIP | $4,000,000 | $80,713,025 |
| 12 | JOY | $3,565,000 | $52,215,268 |
Tag(s): RDLO2, REVEN, 13HRS, NORMN