Lee Daniels’ The Butler dominated this weekend’s US box office chart.
Oprah Winfrey’s comeback film – which is based on the story of a White House butler who served US presidents for decades – topped the chart by taking in more than $25m.
The historical drama finished ahead of comedy We’re the Millers and Elysium, which led last weekend’s chart.
Comic book adaptation Kick-Ass 2 finished in fourth place with nearly $13.6m in its first weekend of release.
The top five was rounded out by Planes, which earned $13m in its second weekend.
Ashton Kutcher’s biographical movie Jobs debuted outside of the top five with $6.7m. Kutcher recently described Jobs as an honest portrayal of the Apple innovator’s success and failures.
The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Lee Daniels’ The Butler – $25,010,000
2. (2) We’re the Millers – $17,780,000
3. (1) Elysium – $13,600,000
4. (-) Kick-Ass 2 – $13,568,000
5. (3) Planes – $13,141,000
6. (4) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – $8,375,000
7. (-) Jobs – $6,700,000
8. (5) 2 Guns – $5,572,000
9. (6) The Smurfs 2 – $4,600,000
10. (7) The Wolverine – $4,425,000