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‘Fifty Shades’ stays on top of box office

LOS ANGELES

“Fifty Shades of Grey” didn’t relinquish control of the box office.

Universal’s erotic drama starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan earned $23.2 million at No. 1 in its second weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The action spy film “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and the family friendly “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” similarly maintained their respective No. 2 and No. 3 spots at the box office in their second and third weekends.

Fox’s “Kingsman” nabbed $17.5 million, while Paramount’s “SpongeBob” soaked up another $15.5 million.

Disney’s cross-country racing tale “McFarland, USA” with Kevin Costner launched at No. 4 with $11.3 million. Lionsgate’s high school comedy “The DUFF” debuted at No. 5 with $11 million.

Diaz, Cameron receive Razzies

LOS ANGELES

Cameron Diaz and Kirk Cameron received the dubious honor of being dubbed the year’s worst actress and actor at the 35th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the “Razzies”) on Saturday night.

Diaz earned the title for her performances in the raunchy comedies “The Other Woman,” in which a wife and two mistresses of the same man team up to make his life miserable, and “Sex Tape,” where a couple accidentally releases their private performance to the cloud.

Cameron, meanwhile, picked up the award for “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas,” a widely derided and somewhat self-explanatory faith-based comedy, which also won worst picture, worst screen combo (Cameron and his ego) and worst screenplay.

Razzie favorite Michael Bay was granted worst director for “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” or, as the Razzies call it, “Age of Ex-STINK-tion.”

Jazz musician Clark Terry dead at 94

NEW YORK

Clark Terry, a Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter who played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight Show” and collaborated with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, has died. He was 94.

Terry’s wife announced his death on his website late Saturday. Gwen Terry’s statement did not provide further details and she did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press.

Associated Press