Los Angeles: Action movie Expendables 2 kept the No. 1 spot at U.S. and Canadian box offices for a second week as two new films provided light competition during a slow movie-going weekend.
Expendables 2 won the weekly race with $13.5 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. The film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other 1980s tough guys, has pulled in $52.3 million during two weekends in theaters.
With Hollywood's big summer season winding down, studios did not release any superhero stories, sequels or big-budget blockbusters. New thriller Premium Rush finished seventh, taking in $6.3 million, while comedy Hit & Run debuted in the number-10 slot.
Another action sequel, The Bourne Legacy, landed in the No. 2 spot with $9.3 million at North American (U.S. and Canadian) theatres during its third weekend. The movie stars Jeremy Renner in a reboot of a spy franchise that previously featured Matt Damon....
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