The Oscar best-picture winner Moonlight had its widest release yet, appearing on 1,564 screens.
The R-rated X-Men spinoff Logan slashed into the weekend box office, opening with a massive $85.3m in North American theaters, according to studio estimates, while best-picture winner Moonlight got a significant Oscar bump.
The debut of 20th Century Fox’s Logan, starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, ranks among the biggest March openings ever and top R-rated debuts.
Only Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker ($17m) earned less at the US box office.