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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has retained its number one position on the US box office.

The reboot, directed by Jonathan Liebesman, has now taken just over $117m since opening last weekend.

However, it was a disappointing debut for The Expendables 3, which only managed to land at number four with takings of $16.2m.

Marvel’s superhero adventure Guardians of the Galaxy stays at number two, taking $24.7m over the weekend.

New entries land at third and fifth place, with Let’s Be Cops amassing $17.7m at number three and The Giver taking $12.76 at number five.

Elsewhere, Richard Armitage’s Into the Storm fell three places to six, taking $7.7m in its second weekend, with last week’s number four The Hundred-Foot Journey also down.

Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy slipped down three places to number eight in its fourth week.

Step Up All In and Boyhood complete the top ten at numbers nine and ten respectively.

Following the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Paramount has already greenlit a sequel for the movie, with Michael Bay on board as producer once again.

The US weekend box office top ten for August 17 is as follows:
1. (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $28,400,000
2. (2) Guardians of the Galaxy – $24,735,000
3. (-) Let’s Be Cops – $17,700,000
4. (-) The Expendables 3 – $16,200,000
5. (-) The Giver – $12,760,000
6. (3) Into the Storm – $7,720,000
7. (4) The Hundred-Foot Journey – $7,109,000
8. (5) Lucy – $5,317,000
9. (6) Step Up All In – $2,700,000
10. (13) Boyhood – $2,150,000

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The 2014 reboot, directed by Jonathan Liebesman took $65m in its first weekend, knocking Guardians of the Galaxy off the top spot.

Marvel’s space-set superhero adventure was pushed down to second place in its second weekend, taking just over $41.5m and bringing its total gross to nearly $176m.

Two new entries take third and fourth place, with Into The Storm taking $18m at number three and The Hundred-Foot Journey earning $11.1m at number four.

Elsewhere, Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy fell three places down to five taking $9.3m in its third weekend, while Step Up All In entered the box office at number 6 with $6.6m.

Dwayne Johnson’s Hercules also took a tumble down to seventh place, as well as Get On Up, which dropped to eight.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Planes: Fire and Rescue complete the top ten at number nine and ten respectively.

The US weekend box office top ten for August 10 is as follows:
1. (-) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $65,000,000
2. (1) Guardians of the Galaxy – $41,531,000
3. (-) Into the Storm – $18,015,000
4. (-) The Hundred-Foot Journey – $11,123,000
5. (2) Lucy – $9,331,000
6. (-) Step Up All In – $6,575,000
7. (4) Hercules – $5,700,000
8. (3) Get On Up – $5,012,000
9. (5) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $4,400,000
10. (6) Planes: Fire and Rescue – $2,419,000

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Guardians of the Galaxy has soared to the number one spot at the US box office.

The Marvel blockbuster has broken the record for the biggest August opening weekend with takings of $94m, beating the previous record of $69.3m set by The Bourne Ultimatum.

It is also the third biggest opening weekend of 2014, behind Transformers: Age of Extinction‘s $100m and Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s $95m.

Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy is in second place with $18.3m, followed by new entry Get On Up in third with $14m.

Former number one Dawn of the Planet Apes completes this week’s top five with ticket sales of $8.7m.

Disney sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue is down one place to six with $6.4m, ahead of horror film The Purge: Anarchy, which drops to seven with $5.6m.

Cameron Diaz comedy Sex Tape features at number eight, while And So It Goes and A Most Wanted Man round out the top ten in ninth and tenth respectively.

The US weekend box office top ten for August 3  is as follows:
1. (-) Guardians of the Galaxy – $94,000,000
2. (1) Lucy – $18,283,000
3. (-) Get On Up – $14,031,000
4. (2) Hercules – $10,700,000
5. (3) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $8,700,000
6. (5) Planes: Fire & Rescue – $6,424,000
7. (4) The Purge: Anarchy – $5,551,000
8. (6) Sex Tape – $3,550,000
9. (8) And So It Goes – $3,344,000
10. (10) A Most Wanted Man – $3,324,000

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Fox’s Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes held off the challenge of three potential threats and climbed to $139m in its second weekend as the top 12 North American releases slipped 25% against 2013.

Apes cost roughly $170m to make and is about to break even for the studio after two weekends factoring in the $103m international running total.

Universal released its horror sequel The Purge: Anarchy in second place on $28.4m from 2,805 theatres.

Disney’s Planes spin-off Planes: Fire & Rescue landed at number three on $18m, falling 19% against the original $22.2m debut of Planes in August 2013.

Sony released the Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel comedy Sex Tape in fourth place on an unremarkable $15m from 3,062 sites.

Paramount’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction continued to plod towards $250m and whatever happens will finish its North American run as the lowest-scoring of the sci-fi franchise. It fell three places to number five on $10m for $227.2m after four sessions.

A coupe of old pros populate the lower ranks of the top 10 after weeks of distinguished service: Sony’s 22 Jump Street at number seven has grossed $180.5m after six sessions and Maleficent ranks ninth on $228.4m after eight.

Estimated Top 10 North America July 18-20 2014:
1 (1) Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) Fox International $36m $138.9m
2 (-) The Purge: Anarchy (Universal) UPI $28.4m –
3 (-) Planes: Fire & Rescue (Buena Vista) WDSMPI $18m –
4 (-) Sex Tape (Sony) SPRI $15m –
5 (2) Transformers: Age Of Extinction (Paramount) PPI $10m $227.2m
6 (3) Tammy (Warner Bros) WBPI $7.6m $71.3m
7 (4) 22 Jump Street (Sony) SPRI $4.7m $180.5m
8 (5) How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox-DreamWorks Animation) Fox International $3.8m $160.7m
9 (8) Maleficent (Disney) WDSMPI $3.3m $228.4m
10 (6) Earth To Echo (Relativity Media) Relativity International $3.26m $31.9m

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TNT has renewed three of its popular dramas.

The basic cable network has ordered new episodes of The Last Ship, Major Crimes and Falling Skies, following the success of all three shows this summer.

All three feature in the Top 5 scripted series with total viewers and adults aged 25-54, and have helped TNT establish itself as the number one cable network in primetime this summer to-date.

Michael Bay’s The Last Ship will return for a second season of 13 episodes, which is up from the ten episodes commissioned for season one. A total of 15 new episodes of Major Crimes will air as part of its fourth season.

Meanwhile, Falling Skies will air a 10-episode fifth and final season.

Michael Wright, TNT’s president of programming, said: “TNT’s refreshed and recharged drama brand is soaring this summer, and that is due in large part to these three enormously popular dramas.

“The Last Ship has become this summer’s top drama among key adult demos with its epic scale and visceral storytelling. Major Crimes continues to be one of the most enduring and popular crime-drama franchises on television.

“And Falling Skies has begun an ambitious and thrilling story arc this summer as it sets the stage for next year’s climactic final season,” he added.

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New entry Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has taken the number one spot in the US box office with a $73m.

The sci-fi blockbuster knocks Transformers: Age of Extinction down to second place with $16.5m.

Melissa McCarthy’s comedy Tammy is at third place with $12.91m, followed by comedy sequel 22 Jump Street in fourth place with $6.7m.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a non-mover in fifth spot with $5.865m, while family movie Earth to Echo stays at six with $5.5m.

Last week’s number four Deliver Us From Evil is down to seven with $4.7m.

Begin Again is up from fifteenth spot to number nine with $2,935,00.

Maleficent and Jersey Boys complete the US box office top ten at number eight and number ten consecutively.

The US weekend box office top ten for July 13 is as follows:
1. (-) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $73,000,000
2. (1) Transformers: Age of Extinction – $16,500,000
3. (2) Tammy – $12,910,000
4. (3) 22 Jump Street – $6,700,000
5. (5) How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $5,865,000
6. (6) Earth to Echo – $5,500,000
7. (4) Deliver Us From Evil – $4,700,000
8. (7) Maleficent – $4,169,000
9. (15) Begin Again – $2,935,000
10. (8) Jersey Boys – $2,510,000

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Transformers: Age of Extinction has taken the number one spot in the US box office for the second week with $36.4m.

Last weekend, Transformers scored the biggest box office opening of 2014 when it debuted with $100m, knocking off Think Like a Man Too in first place.

This weekend, the Michael Bay movie beat three new releases – Tammy, Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo.

Melissa McCarthy’s comedy Tammy landed in second place with $21.1m, followed by Deliver Us From Evil in third place with $9.5m.

Family movie Earth to Echo came in sixth place with $8.2m.

Think Like a Man too, which debuted at number one, slipped from fourth place to ninth place with $4.9m.

Its number four spot was taken by Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s comedic sequel 22 Jump Street with $9.4m. The movie’s total earning is $158.8m.

How to Train Your Dragon 2, Maleficent, Jersey Boys and Edge of Tomorrow complete the US box office top ten list at number five, number seven, number eight and number ten consecutively.

The US weekend box office top ten for July 6 is as follows:
1. (1) Transformers: Age of Extinction – $36,400,000
2. (-) Tammy – $21,170,000
3. (-) Deliver Us From Evil – $9,500,000
4. (2) 22 Jump Street – $9,400,000
5. (3) How to Train Your Dragon 2 – $8,750,000
6. (-) Earth to Echo – $8,250,000
7. (5) Maleficent – $6,133,000
8. (6) Jersey Boys – $5,160,000
9. (4) Think Like a Man Too – $4,900,000
10. (7) Edge of Tomorrow – $3,640,000

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Transformers: Age of Extinction has shot straight to number one at the US box office.

The Michael Bay sequel, starring Mark Wahlberg as a father and failed inventor working with the autobots, took $100m during its opening weekend.

Transformers knocked last week’s number one film, Think Like A Man Too, off the top spot and down to number four.

22 Jump Street remains at number two, while How To Train Your Dragon 2 stays in the third spot after taking a little over $13m.

Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent stays at five, and Jersey Boys drops two places down to six.

Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, took $5m, meaning it’s at seven, while The Fault in our Stars falls one place to eight.

Also falling one place is X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is at number nine with $3.3m.

Remaining in the tenth spot is Jon Favreau’s Chef, with a little over $1.5m.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 27 is as follows:
1. (-) Transformers: Age of Extinction – $100,000,000
2. (2) 22 Jump Street – $15,400,000
3. (3) How To Train Your Dragon 2 – $13,100,000
4. (1) Think Like a Man Too – $10,400,000
5. (5) Maleficent – $8,237,000
6. (4) Jersey Boys – $7,610,000
7. (6) Edge of Tomorrow – $5,210,000
8. (7) The Fault in our Stars – $4,800,000
9. (8) X-Men: Days of Future Past – $3,300,000
10. (10) Chef – $1,654,000

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Think Like A Man Too has topped the US box office after taking $30m.

The comedy sequel to 2012’s Think Like A Man sees romantic plans go awry during a wedding in Las Vegas and stars Kevin Hart and Gabrielle Union.

The successful opening weekend saw the film beat last week’s number one 22 Jump Street into second place by just $1m.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is down one place to number three, while new entry Jersey Boys occupies fourth spot.

The top five is rounded out by Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent, which is down two places.

Meanwhile, Edge of Tomorrow is down two to six, and The Fault In Our Stars slipped from fifth place to seventh with $8.6m.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past (6.2m), Chef ($1.845m), and Godzilla ($1.82m) complete the top 10.

The US weekend box office top ten for June 22 is as follows:
1. (-) Think Like A Man Too – $30,000,000
2. (1) 22 Jump Street – $29,000,000
3. (2) How To Train Your Dragon 2 – $25,300,000
4. (-) Jersey Boys – $13,515,000
5. (3) Maleficent – $13,012,000
6. (4) Edge Of Tomorrow – $10,340,000
7. (5) The Fault In Our Stars- $8,600,000
8. (6) X-Men: Days Of Future Past – $6,200,000
9. (10) Chef – $1,845,000
10. (7) Godzilla – $1,820,000

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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

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