'Crazy Rich Asians' is #1 for the second weekend

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• "Crazy Rich Asians" had a historic opening weekend, and its second weekend was even more impressive. 
• The movie lead the box office with $25 million, despite non-holiday releases typically dropping about 50 percent.
• Audiences are responding to the major Hollywood film's cast of Asian stars. 

NEW YORK (AP) — The opening weekend for "Crazy Rich Asians" was historic. Its second weekend was even more impressive.

The romantic comedy sensation slid just 6 percent from its chart-topping debut to again lead the box office with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Almost as many people turned out over the weekend for "Crazy Rich Asians" as they did for its opening. That's virtually never the case for non-holiday releases, which typically drop about 50 percent.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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