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The comedy adaptation of the popular ’80s cop show stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as

two bumbling police officers who go undercover in a high school to bust a drug ring.

The film’s debut at number one beat out last week’s champion The Lorax, which falls to second place with $22.8 million.

The animated movie, which features voice work from Zac Efron, Betty White and Taylor Swift, has so far grossed over $158 million in the US.

Disney’s sci-fi epic John Carter slipped one spot to number three, raking in just $13.5 million, while Will Ferrell’s new Spanish language release Casa De Mi Padre debuted at ninth place with $2.2 million in earnings.

Reese Witherspoon’s spy comedy This Means War is still holding on to the top ten, dropping one spot from last week to number ten and earning $2.1 million, while Journey 2: The Mysterious Island leaps up to number eight, bringing in a further $2.46 million.

The US box office top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (-) 21 Jump Street – $35,000,000
2. (1) Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – $22,800,000
3. (2) John Carter – $13,515,000
4. (3) Project X – $4,005,000
5. (6) A Thousand Words – $3,750,000
6. (4) Act of Valor – $3,678,000
7. (7) Safe House – $2,800,000
8. (10) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $2,460,000
9. (-) Casa De Mi Padre – $2,200,000
10. (9) This Means War – $2,125,000

Leprechaun is to be rebooted by Lionsgate.

The original horror series, which spanned six films between 1993 and 2003, starred Warwick Davis as the evil creature of folk law.

Lionsgate is reviving the franchise in conjunction with WWE Studios as part of a two-film deal between the two firms. They previously collaborated on See No Evil, starring wrestler Kane, and The Condemned with Steve Austin.

“We’ve been looking for ways to continue our relationship with Lionsgate,” WWE’s Michael Luisi told Variety. “We saw Leprechaun as the perfect opportunity to take a well-known franchise and put a modern-day spin on it.

“This is a property we believe our audience will respond to, and we continue to look for ways to surprise and engage them.”

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Clint Eastwood’s family are to star in a new E! reality series.

The legendary actor and director’s wife Dina Eastwood will be the main focus of Mrs. Eastwood and Company, which will premiere in May.

His two daughters Francesca, 18, and Morgan, 15 will also appear, while the 81-year-old will only make sporadic cameos.

“Nothing is more important to me than family – no matter how you define that,” Dina Eastwood told E! News.

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Bear Grylls has been dropped from future projects with Discovery in the US.

The survival presenter’s relationship with the network has come to an end after he was unable to commit to two unannounced series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Grylls launched Man vs. Wild on the channel in 2006, with its latest sixth season finishing in August last year.

“Due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him,” a spokesperson confirmed.

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Dr Seuss’ The Lorax has won the US box office for the second week running, topping the chart with a $39 milionweekend gross.

Its opening weekend claimed $70.7 million, taking the total gross up to $121.9 million.

The animated movie, featuring the voices of Taylor Swift and Zac Efron, managed to beat off competition from Disney’s new offering John Carter, which debuted with only $30.6 million.

Based on Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs’s tales of the adventurer, $250 million was spent on the film.

Other new entries came in the form of horror motion picture Silent House, starring Elizabeth Olsen, and comedy A Thousand Words, starring Eddie Murphy.

Olsen’s feature raked in $7 million, claiming the fourth position, and Murphy’s tale, based around a Bodhi tree, earned $6.35 million, taking sixth place.

The US box office top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (1) Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – $39,100,000
2. (-) John Carter – $30,603,000
3. (2) Project X – $20,775,000
4. (-) Silent House – $7,010,000
5. (3) Act of Valor – $7,000,000
6. (-) A Thousand Words – $6,350,000
7. (4) Safe House – $5,000,000
8. (7) The Vow – $4,000,000
9. (8) This Means War – $3,750,000
10. (6) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $3,685,000

The upcoming Robocop remake has received an official release date.

Joel Kinnaman, star of the AMC drama The Killing, recently signed on to star in the titular role made famous by Peter Weller. Kinnaman had been rumoured to be in the running along with Russell Crowe and Michael Fassbender.

It has now been confirmed that the highly anticipated remake is scheduled for release on August 9, 2013.

The original Robocop revolved around a cyborg cop in a futuristic version of Detroit. Director José Padilha has stated that the remake will fill in gaps from the original story.

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US TV network Fox has cancelled Steven Spielberg drama Terra Nova after just one season.

The big budget prehistoric series averaged 7.5 million viewers in the US but failed to do as well as hoped.

But according to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox TV will now try to sell it to other networks.

After the premiere was delayed twice, the series finally made it to air in September but got a lukewarm reception from some fans and critics.

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Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax has topped the US box office with $70.7 million.

The animated adaptation of the classic children’s book features Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle and Betty White voicing characters.

It tells the tale of a young boy who seeks out the story of the titular creature and his attempt to prevent the deforestation of his home.

Comedy-thriller Project X, produced by The Hangover director Todd Phillips, takes second place with $20.7 million.

The plot follows three friends who plan to gain popularity by throwing a party, a plan which quickly escalates out of their control.

Last week’s number one Act of Valor slips down to third place, taking $13.7 million, while multiple Oscar-winning movie The Artist has climbed back up the charts to tenth position, improving on last week’s number 13 and raking in a further $3.9 million.

The US box office top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (-) Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – $70,700,000
2. (-) Project X – $20,775,000
3. (1) Act of Valor – $13,700,000
4. (4) Safe House – $11,400,000
5. (2) Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds – $7,000,000
6. (3) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $6,925,000
7. (5) The Vow – $6,100,000
8. (7) This Means War – $5,625,000
9. (6) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – $4,700,000
10. (13) The Artist – $3,900,000

Immortals director Tarsem has admitted that he is “really angry” with the trailers for his upcoming Snow White movie Mirror Mirror.

The filmmaker told Digital Spy that he feels the promos for the fairytale film, which stars Lily Collins as the eponymous princess and Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, don’t do justice to the finished product.

“I’m really angry at the trailers,” he said. “I’m a director, I guess, so I always get pissed at them! The movie looks fantastic and the trailers look so hammily off.

“The posters are okay, they’re still neutral, but we’re trying to get the film out there so people don’t judge it by the trailer.”

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Johnny Depp’s Lone Ranger remake has begun filming in New Mexico.

The update of the Western classic has a budget of $215 million, and stars Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger. The movie will differ from the original material by making Hammer’s character the sidekick and Depp’s the lead.

Depp told Entertainment Weekly: “I remember watching it as a kid, with Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore… I liked Tonto, even at that tender age, and knew Tonto was getting the unpleasant end of the stick here. That’s stuck with me.”

The 48-year-old actor said that he would like to “reinvent the relationship” between Tonto and The Lone Ranger, which played on Native American stereotypes in the original ’70s television show.

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