Hansel tops US box office
cooked up $ 19 million ( Dh69.7 million) in its opening weekend in the US.
Paramount’s action film update on the classic fairytale topped the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
features Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as grown- up renditions of the title characters battling witches with crossbows.
Don Harris, Paramount’s president of distribution, blamed icy weather on the East Coast for the film’s not- so- bewitching debut.
“We got dinged a little bit with the weather on Friday, but overall we’re pleased,” said Harris, who added that performed solidly internationally, earning $ 25 million overseas.
Other films opening over the weekend in the US and Canada didn’t fare as well. The crime thriller starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, debuted in fifth place with $ 7 million, while raunchy ensemble comedy
opened in the seventh spot with $ 5 million. —