The fantasy took $34.5m (£23m) in its third weekend on release, swelling its overall US takings to $265.8m (£179m). Its nearest rival was family film Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which opened in second place with a $21.8m (£14.5m) tally.That put it ahead of comedy The Bounty Hunter, whose $21m (£14m) takings won it third spot in this week’s chart. Distributor Sony said it was happy with the performance of the film, which stars former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston and Scottish actor Gerard Butler. Rival studio Universal, however, is likely to be disappointed by the fourth place opening of its futuristic action thriller Repo Men. Read more

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