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'Immortals' outperforms 'Jack and Jill' - US box office top ten

Published Sunday, Nov 13 2011, 19:15 GMT | By Paul Millar | Add comment

Immortals (2011): Tarsem's ultra-violent 3D epic casts Henry Cavill as Theseus, a peasant who wages war against Mickey Rourke's evil King Hyperion.

3D action thriller Immortals has reigned victorious atop the US box office.

Tarsem Singh's fantasy, starring Henry Cavill, debuted in pole position after taking $32 million over the weekend.

Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill had to settle for second place, opening with $26 million.

Puss In Boots was knocked down to third place with $25.5 million, having topped the box office for the last fortnight.

Rounding off the top five films, Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, managed $11.5 million but was beaten to fourth place by Tower Heist.

Next weekend sees the release of the negatively-reviewed Twilight sequel Breaking Dawn - Part 1.

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

1. (-) Immortals - $32 million
2. (-) Jack and Jill - $26 million
3. (1) Puss In Boots - $25.5 million
4. (2) Tower Heist - $13.2 million
5. (-) J. Edgar - $11.5 million
6. (3) A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas - $5.9 million
7. (5) In Time - $4.15 million
8. (4) Paranormal Activity 3 - $3.63 million
9. (6) Footloose - $2.74 million
10. (7) Real Steel - $2 million

Watch the trailer for Immortals below: