Thor keeps top spot at box office

LOS ANGELES — The God of Thunder isn’t ready to relinquish his box office throne yet.

Studios estimated Sunday that Thor: Ragnarok added $56.6 million from North American theatres in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $211.6 million.

The film, from Disney and Marvel and directed by Taika Waititi, out-grossed each of its two predecessors domestically in just two weeks, not accounting for inflation.

It easily beat out the comedy sequel Daddy’s Home 2 and the lavish Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, even as both posted solid openings.

Paramount scored again with Daddy’s Home 2, which adds John Lithgow and Mel Gibson to the Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg formula. The film, which cost a reported $69 million to produce, took second place at the box office with $30 million. The first film from 2015 grossed $242.8 million worldwide on a similar budget.

The star-studded Murder on the Orient Express, meanwhile, screeched into third place with an estimated $28.2 million against a $55-million budget. Kenneth Branagh directs himself in the film, which also stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley and Judi Dench.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore.

1. Thor: Ragnarok, $56.6 million.

2. Daddy’s Home 2, $30 million.

3. Murder on the Orient Express, $28.2 million.

4. A Bad Moms Christmas, $11.5 million. 5. Jigsaw, $3.4 million. 6. Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, $2.1 million. 7. Geostorm, $1.5 million. 8. Blade Runner 2049, $1.4 million.

9. Happy Death Day, $1.3 million.

10. Lady Bird, $1.2 million.