Batman v Superman tops US box office

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has gone straight to the top of the US box office, having taken a superhuman $170m in its first week.

The film knocks last week’s number one Zootopia down to 2 with $23m.

Meanwhile, comedy sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is at 3 with $18m and Miracles from Heaven is at 4 with $9.5m.

The Divergent Series: Allegiant is at 5 with $9.5m, 10 Cloverfield Lane is at 6 with $6m and Deadpool is at 7 with $5m.

London Has Fallen is at 8 with £2.9m and Hello, My Name is Doris is at 9 with $1.7m.

Finally, Eye in the Sky rounds out the top ten with $1m.​

The top ten in full is as follows:

1. (-) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – $170,100,000

2. (1) Zootopia – $ 23,138,000

3. (-) My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 –  $18,120,000

4. (3) Miracles from Heaven –  $9,500,000

5. (2) The Divergent Series: Allegiant –  $9,500,000

6. (4) 10 Cloverfield Lane –  $6,000,000

7. (5) Deadpool –  $5,000,000

8. (6) London has Fallen –  $2,926,000

9. (14) Hello, My Name is Doris –  $1,700,000

10. (21) Eye in the Sky –  $900,000

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