'The Conjuring' tops US box office

Vera Farmiga's The Conjuring has stormed the US weekend box office chart.
The horror movie stars Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston, and focuses on a family who are terrorized by ghosts in a secluded home.
Debuting at number one, the film earned $41.5m, pushing last week's winner Despicable Me 2 into second place with $25m.