Movies
The movie, starring Naomi Watts and David Dorfman as a mother and son whose lives become complicated with the return of a mysterious video cassette, took $36m (£18.8m)in its first weekend, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. The 2002 original opened with $15m (£7.8m).
Previous number one Robots was pushed to number two, gathering $21.8m (£11.4m) over the weekend, bringing its total to $66.9m (£34.9m).
The North American top ten in full:
1. The Ring Two
2. Robots
3. The Pacifier
4. Ice Princcess
5. Hitch
6. Be Cool
7. Hostage
8. Million Dollar Baby
9. Diary Of A Mad Black Woman
10. Constantine
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