‘Maleficent‘, Walt Disney’s special-effects laden take on ‘Sleeping Beauty’s wicked fairy godmother, captivated moviegoers, collecting $70 million in ticket sales to win the North American weekend box office stakes.
The movie starring Angelina Jolie as the black-robed villain finished far ahead of last week’s winner, ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past‘, which took $32.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
Seth MacFarlane’s western comedy ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West‘ was third with $17.1 million for the three days from Friday to Sunday, according to box office tracking firm Rentrak.
Produced for $180 million, ‘Maleficent’ received mixed reviews but opened strongly with $4.2 million on Thursday night and conjured up more than 80 percent of advance ticket sales for the weekend, according to movie ticketing site Fandango. Read More On MSN
'Maleficent' propels Angelina Jolie to top of US box office
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