Lee Daniels’ The Butler has topped the US box office for the second weekend in a row.
The Oprah Winfrey-starring historical drama took more than $17m to remain on top of the charts, while We’re The Millers held steady in second place with $13.5m.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – the first film in a new teen movie franchise – opened in third position with $9.3m.
Edgar Wright’s science fiction comedy The World’s End followed The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones to take fourth with nearly $9m.
This weekend’s other new entry – the thriller You’re Next – came in at number seven with just over $7m.
Woody Allen’s latest drama Blue Jasmine continued its move up the chart by finishing in ninth place with 4.3m.
The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Lee Daniels’ The Butler – $17,018,000
2. (2) We’re the Millers – $13,500,000
3. (-) The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – $9,300,000
4. (-) The World’s End – $8,942,000
5. (5) Planes – $8,567,000
6. (3) Elysium – $7,100,000
7. (-) You’re Next – $7,050,000
8. (6) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – $5,200,000
9. (-) Blue Jasmine – $4,300,000
10. (4) Kick-Ass 2 – $4,270,000