San Andreas takes the US box office by storm

San Andreas has taken the US box office by storm, claiming $53m in its opening weekend.

Brad Peyton’s disaster movie, which stars Dwayne Johnson, knocks George Clooney’s Tomorrowland off top spot.

Elsewhere, Rebel Wilson’s Pitch Perfect 2 stays at two with $14.38m, Tomorrowland is down to three with $13.8m and Mad Max: Fury Road is at four with $13.6m.

Avengers: Age of Ultron stays at five, while Bradley Cooper’s Aloha is new in at six with $10m.

Horror remake Poltergeist is at seven with $7.8m and Far From The Madding Crowd is at eight with $1.4m.

Reese Witherspoon’s Hot Pursuit is at nine with $1.37m, while Home rounds out the top ten with $1.15m.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for May 29-31 is as follows:
1. (-) San Andreas – $53,215,000
2. (2) Pitch Perfect 2 – $14,381,000
3. (1) Tomorrowland – $13,803,000
4. (3) Mad Max: Fury Road – $13,625,000
5. (5) Avengers: Age of Ultron – $10,920,000
6. (-) Aloha – $10,000,000
7. (4) Poltergeist– $7,800,000
8. (7) Far From The Madding Crowd – $1,420,000
9. (9) Hot Pursuit – $1,370,000
10. (7) Home – $1,150,000

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