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Marvel’s Ant-Man has continued to top the US box office, beating off a challenge by Adam Sandler’s Pixels.

Ant-Man took $24.8 million over the weekend, bringing its US earnings to $106.1 million.

Pixels, which scored generally unfavorable reviews on Metacritic, missed first place with $24 million on its debut weekend.

However, Adam Sandler’s movie attracted younger people with 62% of its audience aged under 25.Pixels US box office

The comedy sees an alien race trying to wipe out mankind using 1980s video game characters like Pac-Man.

Despicable Me prequel Minions and Amy Schumer comedy Trainwreck took the third and fourth spots with $22.1 million and $17.3 million, respectively.

Southpaw, a drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal, landed a strong uppercut, placing in the top five with a $16.5 million opening.

Paper Towns, an adaptation of John Green’s novel, starring Cara Delevigne, opened in sixth place with $12.5 million.

According to exit polls, 71% of Paper Towns audience was female and 78% were under age 25.

North American box office Top 5:

  1. Ant-Man – $24.8 million
  2. Pixels – $24 million
  3. Minions – $22.1 million
  4. Trainwreck – $17.3 million
  5. Southpaw – $16.5 million

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Marvel’s Ant-Man has topped the North American box office, earning $58 million in its first weekend on release.

Ant-Man, which stars Paul Rudd as a thief who is recruited to become a shrinking action hero, bumped Minions off the top of the box office chart.

The movie’s first weekend takings were lower than for other major Marvel films like Captain America and Iron Man.

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Ant-Man’s $130 million budget was also smaller than most Marvel blockbusters.

Minions made $50.2 million between Friday and Sunday, putting it in second place, according to studio estimates.

Romantic comedy Trainwreck, written by and starring Amy Schumer, exceeded expectations to earn $30.2 million and third place.

Pixar’s Inside Out was at No 4 with $11.6 million, closely followed by Jurassic World, with $11.4 million.

That made the dinosaur thriller only the fourth movie in history to have made more than $600 million at North American box offices, behind Avatar, Titanic and Avengers Assemble.

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British filmmaker Edgar Wright has decided to pull out of directing Marvel’s Ant-Man.

Edgar Wright said in a joint statement that he and the studio had differences over their vision for the film and had made an “amicable” decision to part ways.

Marvel announced in 2012 that it had asked Edgar Wright to bring its smallest superhero to the screen.

Edgar Wright has decided to pull out of directing Marvel's Ant-Man

Edgar Wright has decided to pull out of directing Marvel’s Ant-Man

Edgar Wright’s credits include The World’s End, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

The change in director for Ant-Man won’t affect the film’s release date, which is set for July 2015.

Marvel says a new director will be announced shortly.

Michael Douglas, 69, confirmed he had a role in Ant-Man earlier this year.

He will play Henry “Hank” Pym, the creator of the technology used to shrink a human to the size of an insect.

Hank Pym first appeared in the 27th issue of Marvel Comics series Tales to Astonish in January 1962.

Anchorman star Paul Rudd, 44, is playing the part of Scott Lang, Ant-Man‘s alter-ego.

Marvel, which is owned by Disney, has had success at the box office in recent years with films such as Avengers and Iron Man 3 making $1 billion worldwide.

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Michael Douglas will star as Hank Pym in the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Ant-Man.

Michael Douglas, 69, will play Henry “Hank” Pym, the creator of the technology used to shrink a human to the size of an insect.

Anchorman star Paul Rudd, 44, has already announced that he will be playing the part of Scott Lang, Ant-Man’s alter-ego.

“I’ve been dying to do a Marvel picture for so long,” said Michael Douglas.

“The script is really fun, the director is really good. Dylan [the actor’s 13-year-old son] will love it. He’ll have a picture he can see.”

Hank Pym first appeared in the 27th issue of Marvel Comics series Tales to Astonish in January 1962.

Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, said in a statement posted on Marvel.com that Michael Douglas will play Hank Pym with “charm and fortitude”.

Michael Douglas will star as Hank Pym in the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Ant-Man

Michael Douglas will star as Hank Pym in the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Ant-Man

On Sunday, Michael Douglas won a Golden Globe award for his role as the pianist Liberace in the HBO movie Behind the Candelabra.

“Sometimes – like [when] they didn’t see you for Liberace – you’ve got to shake them up a little bit and have some fun,” he said of surprising audiences with his decision to do a superhero film.

Ant-Man is due to be released in cinemas in July next year and will be directed by Edgar Wright.

Edgar Wright is best known for directing the trilogy Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End.

The plot for Ant-Man has yet to be revealed.

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