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Ridley Scott turned down the opportunity to make a director’s cut of Prometheus.

DVD and Blu-ray producer Charles de Lauzirika, who directed the epic 220-minute Making Of documentary The Furious Gods, confirmed that Fox offered Scott the chance to re-cut the film for its home entertainment release.

“It was discussed quite a bit, the idea of an extended cut,” de Lauzirika said. “But the theatrical cut is Ridley’s director’s cut.”

“Fox very kindly offered him the opportunity to create a new cut of the film, and he said ‘No, this is my cut, and I’ll give you thirty-something minutes of deleted scenes on the side’.

“It was that simple, there was really no debate and no argument.”

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Liam Neeson’s Taken 2 has debuted at number one at the US box office, earning $50m.

Hotel Transylvania and Looper also stayed on the top five list on their second week.

Taken 2 knocked out animated film Adam Sandler’s Hotel Transylvania to number two spot, which took in $26.3m. Its total gross is now $76m.

Looper, starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, moved down two spots to number four with $12.2m. It has earned a total of $40.3m.

The wide release of Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson’s musical Pitch Perfect helped the film move from the sixth spot to third place with $21.6 million.

Pitch Perfect debuted last weekend to a limited release, taking in about $5m.

Meanwhile, Tim Burton’s new animated film Frankenweenie debuted at fifth place with $11.5m.

End of Watch, Trouble with the Curve, House of the End of The Street, The Master and Finding Nemo (3D) round out the top ten.

The top ten :
1. (-) Taken 2 – $50 million
2. (1) Hotel Transylvania – $26.3 million
3. (6) Pitch Perfect – $14.7 million
4. (2) Looper – $12.2 million
5. (-) Frankenweenie – $11.5 million
6. (3) End of Watch – $4 million
7. (4) Trouble with the Curve – $3.87 million
8. (5) House at the End of The Street – $3.698 million
9. (9) The Master – $1.84 million
10. (7) Finding Nemo (3D – $1.555 million

Hotel Transylvania has debuted at number one at the US box office.

The animated feature, starring voice work from Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, opened with weekend sales of $43 million, setting a record for the biggest debut for a September film and the biggest opening for Sony Pictures Animation.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s science fiction thriller Looper also debuted with strong ticket sales at number two, earning $21.2 million.

Last weekend’s top films End of Watch, Trouble with The Curve and House at the End of the Street slipped to round out the top five, while new film Pitch Perfect came in at number six with $5.2 million.

Elsewhere, Finding Nemo (3D) fell three spots to seventh place, while Resident Evil: Retribution also slipped to eighth place.

Won’t Back Down, the new Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal drama, rounds out the list at number ten, debuting with $2.7 million.

The US box office top ten:
1. (-) Hotel Transylvania – $43 million
2. (-) Looper – $21.2 million
3. (1) End of Watch – $8 million
4. (3) Trouble with the Curve – $7.53 million
5. (2) House at the End of The Street – $7.15 million
6. (-) Pitch Perfect – $5.2 million
7. (4) Finding Nemo (3D) – $4.06 million
8. (5) Resident Evil: Retribution – $3 million
9. (7) The Master – $2.75 million
10. (-) Won’t Back Down – $2.7 million

AMC is apparently planning a fourth season of The Walking Dead.

Though it has not yet been officially confirmed that the zombie drama will continue beyond its upcoming third run, a competition on AMC’s official website is offering fans the opportunity to “win a trip to The Walking Dead Season 4 set”.

The cable network has teamed up with the American Red Cross for a nationwide blood drive, with those who make an appointment to donate being entered into a sweepstake.

Winners will then be rewarded with a three-day, two-night trip to “the season four production of The Walking Dead in 2013″.

The show’s third season premieres in the US on October 14 and makes its UK debut on October 19 at 10pm on FX.

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End of Watch and House at the End of The Street have both debuted in a tie on the US box office.

Both the crime drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and the horror flick with Jennifer Lawrence made $13 million at cinemas this weekend.

Clint Eastwood’s baseball drama Trouble With the Curve also opened in the number three spot with $12.7 million.

Holding on at number four and five respectively are Finding Nemo (3D) with $9.4 million and last week’s winner Resident Evil: Retribution with $6.7 million.

Debuting at number six and earning a disappointing $6.3 million was the comic book adaptation Dredd, starring Karl Urban as the futuristic cop.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s indie success The Master rose from 19 to seven, earning $5 million, while The Possession, Lawless and ParaNorman round out the top ten.

The US box office top ten (studio estimates):
1. (-) End of Watch – $13,000,000
2. (-) House at the End of The Street (3D) – $13,000,000
3. (-) Trouble with the Curve – $12,720,000
4. (2) Finding Nemo (3D) – $9,446,000
5. (1) Resident Evil: Retribution – $6,700,000
6. (-) Dredd – $6,300,000
7. (19) The Master – $5,000,000
8. (3) The Possession – $2,630,000
9. (4) Lawless – $2,321,000
10. (6) ParaNorman – $2,297,000