LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sequels reigned supreme at the weekend box office. Sony’s buddy-cop comedy “22 Jump Street” debuted in the top spot with $57 million, followed closely by Fox’s animated adventure “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” which opened with $49.5 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak, are:
1. “22 Jump Street,” Sony, $57,071,445, 3,306 locations, $17,263 average, $57,071,445, 1 week.
2. “How To Train Your Dragon 2,” 20th Century Fox, $49,451,322, 4,253 locations, $11,627 average, $49,451,322, 1 week.
3. “Maleficent,” Disney, $18,504,997, 3,623 locations, $5,108 average, $163,021,529, 3 weeks.
4. “Edge Of Tomorrow,” Warner Bros., $16,527,215, 3,505 locations, $4,715 average, $57,001,698, 2 weeks.
5. “The Fault In Our Stars,” 20th Century Fox, $14,791,933, 3,273 locations, $4,519 average, $80,767,200, 2 weeks.
6. “X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” 20th Century Fox, $9,816,449, 3,042 locations, $3,227 average, $206,256,610, 4 weeks.
7. “Godzilla,” Warner Bros., $3,311,185, 2,088 locations, $1,586 average, $191,457,194, 5 weeks.
8. “A Million Ways To Die In The West,” Universal, $3,246,400, 2,413 locations, $1,345 average, $37,107,020, 3 weeks.
9. “Neighbors,” Universal, $2,369,250, 1,896 locations, $1,250 average, $143,022,215, 6 weeks.
10. “Chef,” Open Road, $2,187,526, 1,102 locations, $1,985 average, $13,987,980, 6 weeks.
11. “Blended,” Warner Bros., $1,739,108, 1,581 locations, $1,100 average, $40,387,337, 4 weeks.
12. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” Sony, $953,927, 682 locations, $1,399 average, $198,386,221, 7 weeks.
13. “Million Dollar Arm,” Disney, $804,423, 577 locations, $1,394 average, $33,471,302, 5 weeks.
14. “Alone Yet Not Alone,” Hammond Entertainment, $534,626, 103 locations, $5,191 average, $534,626, 38 weeks.
15. “Belle,” Fox Searchlight, $510,282, 338 locations, $1,510 average, $8,569,624, 7 weeks.
16. “Rio 2,” 20th Century Fox, $415,628, 383 locations, $1,085 average, $126,666,670, 10 weeks.
17. “Words And Pictures,” Roadside Attractions, $394,064, 216 locations, $1,824 average, $1,065,352, 4 weeks.
18. “Divergent,” Lionsgate, $382,468, 336 locations, $1,138 average, $149,621,275, 13 weeks.
19. “Heaven Is For Real,” Sony, $334,518, 532 locations, $629 average, $89,402,432, 9 weeks.
20. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Disney, $274,842, 223 locations, $1,232 average, $256,334,467, 11 weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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