as mercenaries, raked in US$13,5 million a week after its debut, according to movie tracker Exhibitor Relations.
“The Bourne Legacy” — starring Jeremy Renner as a secret agent threatened by his employers in the latest instalment of the popular series that had starred Matt Damon as Jason Bourne — took in US$9,3 million for second place.
Coming in third, also for a second week in a row, was “ParaNorman”, an animated movie about a boy who can speak with the dead. It earned US$8,5 million in ticket sales.
Political spoof “The Campaign”, starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, remained in fourth place, with box office receipts of US$7,4 million.
“The Dark Knight Rises”, the latest Batman film, climbed back up to fifth place, earning US$7,2 million. The final instalment in the trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan has so far raked in more than US$420 million.
Quirky fantasy-comedy “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” climbed to sixth place a week after its debut, bringing in US$7,1 million.
“Premium Rush”, an action film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a bike messenger being pursued by a corrupt cop, debuted in seventh at US$6,3 million.
“2016: Obama’s America”, a documentary by conservative writer and commentator Dinesh D’Souza, shot to eighth place from a distant 13th last week, bringing in US$6,2 million.
Rounding out the top 10 were Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones’ romantic comedy “Hope Springs”, with US$9,1 million in ticket sales, and action chase film “Hit and Run”, which made US$4,7 million in its opening weekend.



