'Real Steel' retains US box office lead

Shawn Levy's sci-fi action film Real Steel has topped the US box office for the second weekend in a row.

The Hugh Jackman-fronted movie took $16.3 million in its second week of release, just edging out the remake of '80s dance film Footloose, which took $16.1 million.

Matthjis van Hejiningen's remake of John Carpenter's The Thing opened to $8.7 million, followed by The Ides of March with $7.5 million.

Rounding out the top five films of the weekend is family-friendly feature Dolphin Tale, which took $6.3 million.

Next weekend sees the release of supernatural thriller Paranormal Activity 3 and Paul W.S. Anderson's action epic The Three Musketeers.

This week's US box office top ten in full (studio estimates):

1. (1) Real Steel - $16.3 million
2. (-) Footloose - $16.1 million
3. (-) The Thing - $8.7 million
4. (2) The Ides of March- $7.5 million
5. (3) Dolphin Tale - $6.3 million
6. (8) Moneyball - $5.5 million
7. (4) 50/50 - $4.3 million
8. (5) Courageous- $3.4 million
9. (-) The Big Year - $3.3 million
10. (6) The Lion King 3D - $2.7 million

Watch the trailer for Real Steel below: