Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules, the second screen adaptation from the popular children’s book series, earned $24.4 million at the weekend box office, preliminary industry figures showed Sunday.
The original film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was released just last March, opening to $22.1 million and ultimately grossing $64 million in the US.
Box office tracker Exhibitor Relations reported that second place went to Sucker Punch, an action fantasy flick about a group of young vixens busting out of an insane asylum, which debuted at $19 million.
Last week’s box office winner Limitless, a sci-fi film starring Bradley Cooper as an author who taps his brain’s full potential after sampling a revolutionary new drug, fell to third with $15 million in sales.
Fourth place went to the Matthew McConaughey-starring drama The Lincoln Lawyer which grossed $11 million.
Paramount’s eccentric animated film Rango, with the voice talent of Johnny Depp in a tale about a chameleon who becomes sheriff to clean up the town of Dirt, was fifth with $9.8 million in ticket sales.
Battle: Los Angeles about a unit of alien-fighting US Marines, took sixth place with $7.6 million in tickets sold across North America.
Science fiction romp Paul took in $7.5 million for seventh place.
The gothic fairytale retelling Red Riding Hood, was eighth with $4.3 million in sales.
The ninth spot went The Adjustment Bureau with $4.2 million, while Mars Needs Moms! fell two places to take the number 10 spot, with $2.2 million.