Olivia Munn

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube have ended the monthlong box-office reign of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Their “Ride Along 2” topped the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in North America with an estimated $41.5 million over four days, according to studio estimates Monday. The Universal release took in $35.3 million Friday through Sunday.

The comedy sequel, which cost $40 million to make, came in below the original, which made $48.6 million over the same holiday weekend two years ago. But the box office-topping performance of “Ride Along 2” nevertheless lent a timely reminder to Hollywood of the power of diversity at the multiplex, days after the Academy Awards came under criticism for a slate of all-white acting nominees.

In second was Alejandro Inarritu’s 1820s frontier saga “The Revenant,” which earned $39 million over four days, capitalizing on its leading 12 Oscar nominations Thursday. In two weeks of release, the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring film has made nearly $100 million, making it an unexpectedly big success for distributor 20th Century Fox and producer New Regency. The budget for “The Revenant” swelled to $135 million amid production delays.

Michael Bays’ “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” opened with $19.7 million in four days and $16 million in three days. The “Transformers” director’s avowedly nonpolitical film about an extremely political subject performed strongest in the South, where Paramount Pictures said it did 41 percent of its business.

“The Force Awakens” slid to third place with an estimated $32.6 million through Monday.

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