'Furious 7' keeps up the speed, topping box office with $60.6 million.

Byline: JAKE COYLE

NEW YORK -- The high-octane thriller ''Furious 7'' maintained speed in its second week, racing away with $60.6 million at North American theaters and bringing its box-office total to a robust $252.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Universal's ''Furious 7'' more than lapped the competition. The only new wide release of the weekend, the rodeo romance ''The Longest Ride,'' opened with $13.5 million.

That was good enough for third place for the Fox release, which stars Clint Eastwood's son, Scott Eastwood. In second was the DreamWorks animated alien adventure ''Home,'' which pulled in $19 million in its third week of release.

But ''Furious 7'' continued to dominate the marketplace, dropping only 59 percent from its remarkable $147.2 million debut last weekend. Globally, it has already crossed $800 million in its first two weeks of release, according to Universal.

The weekend international total -- an eye-popping $195 million -- was boosted by the film...