Fifty Shades Freed whips Peter Rabbit, 15:17 to Paris at the box office 

The final installment of Universal’s erotic trilogy based on the books of E.L. James is on track to debut with about $38.8 million from 3,768 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, outpacing fellow newcomers

’s bow will come in below those of its predecessors: 

opened to a whopping $85.2 million in 2015. But the series is an undeniable box office success. The trilogy reportedly cost a combined $150 million to produce, and on it Friday crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide. (Through Sunday,

is poised to take in about $98.1 million overseas, for a global total of $136.9 million.)

Directed by James Foley and once again starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan,

continues the story of budding book editor Anastasia Steele, kinky billionaire Christian Grey, and their tumultuous romance. The film received largely negative reviews from critics but a so-so B-plus CinemaScore from moviegoers.

Hopping to second place and coming in ahead of analysts’ projections is Sony’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy 

, with an estimated $25 million from 3,725 locations.

Based on Beatrix Potter’s children’s stories about a mischievous bunny,

stars James Corden in the title role, along with Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, and Daisy Ridley. Will Gluck directed the movie, which has garnered mixed reviews but a respectable A-minus CinemaScore.

The weekend’s third new release, Warner Bros’. thriller 

, will pull into the station with an estimated $12.6 million from 3,042 theaters — in line with analysts’ modest expectations and good for the No. 3 spot.

Based on the true story of three Americans — Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos — who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train, the film comes as the third installment of director Clint Eastwood’s unofficial trilogy about modern-day heroism, following

. The film notably stars non-actors Stone, Sadler, and Skarlatos as themselves.

have been poor, and moviegoers gave it a B-minus CinemaScore.

Filling out the top five are two holdovers that have demonstrated impressive staying power: Sony’s 

(last week’s No. 1 movie), with about $9.8 million, and Fox’s

, with about $6.4 million. Those figures bring their respective domestic totals to $365.7 million and $146.5 million.

According to ComScore, overall box office is down 1.8 percent year-to-date. Check out the Feb. 9-11 figures below.