Sun Jun 08, 2014 5:33 pm
The Fault in our Stars has debuted at number one at the US box office after taking $48.2m.
Based on John Green's novel of the same name, the comedy-drama stars Shailene Woodley as a teenage cancer patient who falls in love with a fellow support group member (Ansel Elgort).
The huge opening makes the movie the best-ever debut for a contemporary drama, while it has already made back its $12m budget.
The Fault in our Stars also beat Tom Cruise's blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow, which came in third place with $29m.
Last week's number one movie Maleficent is at number two with $33.5m. The Angelina Jolie movie tells the story of the Sleeping Beauty villainess.
The top five is rounded out by X-Men: Days of Future Past with $14.7m and Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West with $7.18m.
Meanwhile, Godzilla slipped from fourth place to sixth with $5.9m. Its total earnings now stand at $185m.
Neighbors ($5.2m), Blended ($4.05m), Chef ($2.6m) and Million Dollar Arm ($1.8m) complete the top 10.
The US weekend box office top ten for June 8 is as follows:
1. (-) The Fault in our Stars - $48,200,000
2. (1) Maleficent - $33,523,000
3. (-) Edge of Tomorrow - $29,105,000
4. (2) X-Men: Days of Future Past - $14,700,000
5. (3) A Million Ways to Die in the West - $7,189,000
6. (4) Godzilla (2014) - $5,950,000
7. (6) Neighbors - $5,201,000
8. (5) Blended - $4,050,000
9. (9) Chef - $2,600,000
10. (8) Million Dollar Arm - $1,822,000