22 Jump Street slays the Dragon at US box office

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22 Jump Street has debuted at number one at the US box office after taking $60m.



The comedy sequel stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as cops who go undercover at a local college.

The huge opening weekend gross saw the film beat new animation How To Train Your Dragon 2, which came in second place with $50m.

Angelina Jolie's Disney hit Maleficent is down one place to number three, while Tom Cruise's sci-fi flick Edge of Tomorrow is at number four.

The top five is rounded out by last week's number one movie The Fault In Our Stars, which took $15.7m. An opening weekend of $48.2m made it the best-ever debut for a contemporary drama.

Meanwhile, X-Men: Days of Future Past slipped from sixth place to seventh with $9.5m. Its total earnings now stand at over $205 million.

Godzilla (3.155m), A Million Ways To Die In The West ($3.077m), Neighbours ($2.484m), and Chef ($2.276m) complete the top 10.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 15 is as follows:
1. (-) 22 Jump Street - $60,000,000
2. (-) How To Train Your Dragon 2 - $50,000,000
3. (2) Maleficent - $18,008,000
4. (3) Edge Of Tomorrow - $16,175,000
5. (1) The Fault In Our Stars - $15,725,000
6. (4) X-Men: Days Of Future Past - $9,500,000
7. (6) Godzilla - $3,155,000
8. (5) A Million Ways To Die In The West - $3,077,000
9. (7) Neighbours - $2,484,000
10. (9) Chef - $2,276,000