‘SpongeBob’ knocks ‘American Sniper’ out of top spot

TORONTO — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water soaked up $56 million in its debut weekend to knock American Sniper out of first place.

The movie, which blends animation and live action, had one of the best February openings ever.

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American Sniper earned $24 million to rank second. The Clint Eastwood-directed movie starring Bradley Cooper has made $361 million worldwide.

The big budget Jupiter Ascending, starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis, opened with a disappointing $19 million, according to studio estimates.

Behind it, in fourth place, was the made-in-Vancouver epic Seventh Son. It debuted with only $7 million.

The rest of the top 10 consisted of Paddington ($5.4 million), Project Almanac ($5.3 million), The Imitation Game ($4.7 million), The Wedding Ringer ($4.8 million), Black or White ($4.5 million) and The Boy Next Door ($4.1 million).