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This number proves the power of a good old-fashioned action movie, a type of film that’s been absent from theaters in favor of Oscar bait as of late. And it proves the power of Neeson, an actor with definite pull — especially when it comes to this genre: he led both the previous _Taken_ films, as well as last year’s _Non-Stop_, which brought in $222.8 million worldwide. None of the weekend’s other films were able to match even a third of _Taken 3_’s take: the next highest grossing film was _Selma_, which expanded to over 2,000 locations this weekend, with $11.2 million. As for the rest of the top five, _Into the Woods_ crossed the $100 million mark this weekend and finished behind _Selma_ with $9.8 million—and ahead of _The Hobbit,_ which ended its box-office reign after three consecutive weeks on top. _Unbroken_ kept a spot in the top five with $8.4 million, and joined _Into the Woods_ in cracking the $100 million mark. (The films have been neck and neck since their Christmas Day openings.) **1\.** [**_Taken 3_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133%5F20890354,00.html) **_—_** **$40.4 million** **2\.** [**_Selma_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20883945,00.html) **_—_** **$11.2 million** **3\.** [**_Into the Woods_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20883937,00.html)**– $9.8 million** **4\.** [**_The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133%5F20883832,00.html) **_—_** **$9.4 million** **5\.** [**_Unbroken_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20883940,00.html)**– $8.4 million** Just outside the top five, _The Imitation Game_ expanded to about 1,500 locations and brought in $7.6 million. The biopic will continue to expand, and will be getting more and more publicity as awards season progresses. (The Benedict Cumberbatch-led film is expected to nab multiple Oscar nominations come next week.) Paul Thomas Anderson’s _Inherent Vice_ also expanded this weekend and made $2.9 million in 645 locations. Next weekend will bring some new challengers when _Blackhat_, _Paddington_ and _The Wedding Ringer_ all open wide. But the real one-to-watch might be _American Sniper_, the Bradley Cooper war film directed by Clint Eastwood. It averaged another impressive per-screen average this weekend ($138,750) and will expand to more than 3,000 screens next week. 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