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Enough to crush industry &#8220;insiders&#8221;&#8216; pre-weekend forecast of $50 million and the $44.4 million earned by #2 film &#8220;Mad Max: Fury Road,&#8221; the tally also bests the first film&#8217;s $65.0 million cumulative total.<\/p>\n<p>After two weeks at #2, &#8220;Avengers: Age of Ultron&#8221; slips to #3 this week.  It follows &#8220;Pitch Perfect 2&#8221; ($70.3 million) and &#8220;Mad Max&#8221; ($44.4 million) with $38.8 million in receipts.  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