Unexpected Triumph For 'The Butler' Over 'Kick-Ass 2' At The Box Office
Kick-Ass 2 – the follow up to 2010’s smash hit Kick-Ass – was expected to build up on its predecessor’s success by dominating the box office. But a slew of negative reviews have led to a fourth place finish, lagging behind Lee Daniel’s The Butler - starring Forest Whitaker.
Image caption Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl - considered the best thing about Kick Ass 2... Spin off?
The top five was rounded off by the John Cleese-voiced Disnet film Planes, which dropped two places to fifth in its second week with $13.1m. Ashton Kutcher’s Jobs built upon some awful reviews with a seventh place finish, disappointing ORF with $6.7m. Figures courtesy of Boxofficemojo.com.