‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Opens No. 1, ‘Dune: Part Two’ Stays Strong

March 10th, 8:00 PM EDT

By NEWSnet Digital Team

"Kung Fu Panda 4."

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LOS ANGELES (NEWSnet/AP) — As Universal Pictures prepared for a big night The Academy Awards with “Oppenheimer,” the studio embraced a No. 1 debut of “Kung Fu Panda 4.”

The film collected $58.3 million in domestic theaters over the weekend, according to estimates Sunday.

Working in favor of “Kung Fu Panda 4": It's the first big family movie since “Migration” and “Wonka” were released in December.

“Dune: Part Two” held steady in its second week, grossing $46 million, bringing its domestic cumulative total to $157 million for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.

In third place was “Imaginary," about a sinister teddy bear. It debuted with $10 million.

Following it was “Cabrini,” a portrait of the 19th century Catholic missionary Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (played by Cristiana Dell’Anna).

Completing the top five were “Cabrini” and “Bob Marley: One Love.”

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