HOLLYWOOD - 'Kung Fu Panda 3' easily topped the box office this week, even while it came in on the lower end of expectations for DreamWorks Animation and behind the launch of Kung Fu Panda 2 five years ago.

The pic is the first major U.S.-China co-production. The family film cost around $145 million to produce.

The voice cast of Kung Fu Panda 3 sees the return of franchise stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen, while Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2) shares directing duties with Alessandro Carloni. New additions to the voice cast include Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson and J.K. Simmons.

This week's other releases — Disney's Coast Guard adventure-disaster film 'The Finest Hours', starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck; Marlon Wayans' parody 'Fifty Shades of Black'; and Natalie Portman's long-delayed 'Western Jane Got a Gun' — encountered stormy waters.

On on the top 10 chart, Alejandro G. Inarritu's awards frontrunner 'The Revenant', starring Leonardo DiCaprio, came in No. 2.

Best picture Oscar contender 'The Big Short' crossed the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office.

Disney and Lucasfilm's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' came in No. 4. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)

Story Date: February 7, 2016