'Elysium' leads US box office with $30m

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Matt Damon's Elysium topped this weekend's US box office charts.



Director Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi thriller stars Damon as Max, an ex-con who barters for his life in a future where Earth is in ruins and the wealthy live on a man-made space station.

Bowing at theatres in the number one spot, Elysium earned $30.4m, pushing last week's winner, Denzel Washington's 2 Guns, to the fifth spot with $11.1m.

Coming in at the number two spot, We're the Millers with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis earned $26.5m.

The family animation Planes also made its debut at the box office this weekend, landing in the number three spot with $22.5m, followed by Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in the number four spot.

The fantasy film was released on August 7, earning $14.6m in its opening weekend.

Filling out the rest of the countdown are The Smurfs 2 with $9.5m, The Wolverine with $8m and The Conjuring with $6.7m.

Falling to the bottom of the top ten at the box office, Despicable Me 2 earned $5.7m with Grown Ups 2 taking home $3.7m.

The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. Elysium - $30,400,000
2. We're the Millers $26,555,000
3. Planes - $22,525,000
4. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - $14,600,000
5. 2 Guns - $11,128,000
6. The Smurfs 2 - $9,500,000
7. The Wolverine - $8,000,000
8. The Conjuring - $6,700,000
9. Despicable Me 2 - $5,748,000
10. Grown Ups 2 - $3,700,000