Denzel Washington’s 2 Guns has topped the US weekend box office chart.
Washington stars alongside Mark Wahlberg in the graphic novel adaptation about a DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer who go on the run after a failed undercover drug operation.
Debuting at number one, the film earned $27.3m, knocking last week’s winner The Wolverine to second spot with $21.7m.
Animated sequel The Smurfs 2 underperformed in its debut week, coming in at third place with $18.2m.
Vera Farmiga’s The Conjuring dropped two spots to number four with $13.6m, while Steve Carell’s Despicable Me 2 came in at number five with $10.3m in ticket sales.
Ryan Reynolds’s animated flop Turbo plummeted even further from number four to number seven, earning $6.4m.
Red 2, The Heat and Pacific Rim round out the top ten.
The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (-) 2 Guns – $27,361,000
2. (1) The Wolverine – $21,725,000
3. (-) The Smurfs 2 – $18,200,000
4. (2) The Conjuring – $13,660,000
5. (3) Despicable Me 2 – $10,391,000
6. (5) Grown Ups 2 – $8,100,000
7. (4) Turbo – $6,400,000
8. (6) Red 2 – $5,650,000
9. (8) The Heat – $4,725,000
10. (7) Pacific Rim – $4,570,000