The Equalizer tops US box office with $35 million

Denzel Washington's latest film The Equalizer has debuted at the top of the North American box office

The Equalizer has topped the North American box office on its opening weekend, taking $35 million, according to early estimates.

It marked a strong opening for the movie, in which Denzel Washington plays a former commando who finds himself in a battle with the Russian mafia.

The film has reunited Denzel Washington with director Antoine Fuqua, who also directed 2001’s Training Day.

The movie is based on the 1980s TV series, starring Edward Woodward.

Last week’s top movie, The Maze Runner, slid to second with $17.5 million.

Denzel Washington’s latest film The Equalizer has debuted at the top of the North American box office

The animated movie The Boxtrolls opened in third, just behind The Maze Runner with $17.3 million.

The Boxtrolls has marked the animation studio Laika’s best opening yet – its previous films include the Oscar-nominated Coraline and Paranorman.

The movie was made using stop-motion technology, where each scene is set up with puppets placed on miniature sets.

This is Where I Leave You took $7 million, putting it into fourth place with Dolphin Tale 2 rounding out the top five.

North American box office Top five:

The Equalizer – $35 million
The Maze Runner – $17.5 million
The Boxtrolls – $17.3 million
This Is Where I Leave You – $7 million
Dolphin Tale 2 – $4.8 million

Source: Rentrak

Qt0GkVZK8zA

Sonia Pantiss

Sonia is the heart and the artist of the team. She loves art and all that it implies. As Sonia says, good music, a well directed movie, or attending a music or film festival melts people’s heart and make them better. She is great at painting and photography. Working on scrapbooks is her favorite activity.