Dizano News – The Butler, a star-studded historical drama set in the White House, has topped the North American box office for a second week, taking $17m (£11m).
Forest Whitaker plays a long-standing butler to a host of US presidents
Officially titled Lee Daniel’s The Butler, because of a legal tussle, it tells the story of a long-serving servant in the home of the president.
Jennifer Aniston’s We’re The Millers remained second with $13.5 (£8.6m), taking its total to $90m (£58.4m).
The World’s End from British director Edgar Wright opened in fourth place.
The film, the final in the trilogy from Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, took $8.9m (£5.7m), following an extensive promotional tour from the director and cast.
Its predecessor, Hot Fuzz, took $5.8m (£3.7m) when it open in 2007.
The producers of Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – which debuted in third spot with $9.3m (£5.9m) – are hoping to have hit upon the next big teen franchise in the mould of Twilight or The Hunger Games.
North American box office top five
- Lee Daniel’s The Butler
- We’re The Millers
- Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
- The World’s End
- Planes
Based on young adult fantasy book series, Sony Screen Gems has already committed to a sequel.
The top five is completed by Disney’s Planes, a spin-off of Cars, which took $8.6m (£5.5m)
The global box office chart, which excludes the US and Canada, was dominated by Jurassic Park, which has been re-released in 3D. Its strong showing, with $30m (£19.2m), bodes well for the franchise restarting next year with Jurassic Park 4.
Second in the global chart was Matt Damon’s Elysium, followed by Monster’s University and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.
Source bbc.co.uk
Source: The Butler holds firm at top of US box office
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