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“Furious 7” surged ahead of its North American box office competition for a third straight week, taking in an estimated $29 million to hit the $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. The strong weekend showing gives the car racing action flick a $294 million haul in the US and Canada since its release and giving the movie certifiable blockbuster status.

The franchise of all seven “Fast and Furious” films has brought in a record-breaking $3,39 billion, NBCUniversal said. Slapstick comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” debuted in the second spot with $24 million in estimated sales, and stars Kevin James as the hapless, scooter-driving security guard.

Another newcomer, “Unfriended,” took third on the charts with $16 million in sales, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said. The social media horror flick starring Heather Sossaman looks at a chat room of friends haunted by an online account of a dead friend.

Animated children’s film “Home,” about an unpopular space alien forced to flee his own kind, earned the fourth spot on the chart with $10,3 million in estimated sales. The film, featuring the voices of celebrities Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, has brought in $142,6 million overall. In its second week, romance novel adaptation “The Longest Ride,” brought in $6,85 million for the fifth spot following its third place debut. The movie stars Scott Eastwood, the son of actor-director Clint Eastwood.

The Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart buddy comedy “Get Hard” about a prison-bound investment banker and car washer took in $4,8 million for the sixth spot on the chart.

New nature documentary “Monkey Kingdom,” narrated by actress Tina Fey, made its debut in the seventh box office spot with $4,7 million in sales. The film follows a newborn and mother toque macaque in the wilds of Sri Lanka. In eight place with $4,6 million was “Woman in Gold,” the true story of an elderly Holocaust survivor trying to get back her Nazi-looted artwork from Austria.

Action-packed “Insurgent,” the second film based on Veronica Roth’s best-selling “Divergent” book series, came in ninth place, adding $4,1 million for $120,6 million after five weeks on the charts. – Hollywoodtimes.