Monsters University has topped the US weekend box office charts for the second week in a row.
Pixar’s movie prequel scared off competition from new entries such as The Heat and White House Down, taking an estimated $46.1 million over the weekend.
Sandra Bullock’s The Heat debuts in second place on $40 million, with Brad Pitt’s World War Z dropping one place to third position.
White House Down opens at number four, with Superman movie Man of Steel rounding out the top five.
The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Monsters University – $46,100,000
2. (-) The Heat – $40,000,000
3. (2) World War Z – $29,800,000
4. (-) White House Down – $25,700,000
5. (3) Man of Steel – $20,820,000
6. (4) This is the End – $8,700,000
7. (5) Now You See Me – $5,500,000
8. (6) Fast & Furious 6 – $2,410,000
9. (9) Star Trek Into Darkness – $2,040,000
10. (7) The Internship – $1,425,000