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Americans welcomed Mel Gibson back to the big screen as his comedy “Daddy’s Home 2” scored a solid opening at the box office. Along with a new version of “Murder on the Orient Express,” it contributed to a robust weekend for Hollywood.

“Thor: Ragnarok,” from Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios, was No. 1 at the box office in the U.S. and Canada, with an estimated $56.6 million in the U.S. and Canada. After playing for two weeks domestically and three overseas, the third film featuring Chris Hemsworth as the comic book god of…