The sci-fi epic had little competition from this weekend's other movies, and landing in second place was Disney's The Muppets sequel 'The Muppets Most Wanted' which underperformed by earning $16.5 million.
'The Muppets Most Wanted' proved no match for 'Divergent'
The DreamWorks animation 'Mr. Peaboy & Sherman,' which was No.1 last week with $21 million, falls into 3rd position with a modest $11.7 million.
'300: Rise of an Empire' comes in at No.4 with 8.7 million, and round off the top 5 is another new release, the Christian-based independent movie 'God's Not Dead.'
See the rest of this weekend's top ten films, via Box Office Mojo, below:
1. 'Divergent' - $56 million
2. 'Muppets Most Wanted' - $16.5 million
3. 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' - $11.7 million
4. '300: Rise of an Empire' - $8.7 million
5. 'God's Not Dead' - $8.6 million
6. 'Need for Speed' - $7.8 million
7. 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' - $6.8 million
8. 'Non-Stop' - $6.3 million
9. 'The Lego Movie' - $4.1 million
10. 'The Single Moms Club' - $3.1 million
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