Hotel Transylvania 2 has topped the U.S box office, ending the reign of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2 hits the big screen three years after the success of the first film and sees Genndy Tartakovsky back in the director's chair. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, and Selena Gomez are also back.

The movie took $47.5 million in its opening weekend to comfortably top the box office, in what has already been a great year for the animation film genre.

The Intern, which sees Anne Hathaway team up with Robert De Niro, was the second new entry inside the top ten as the comedy opened at number two.

There was a two place fall for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials this week as the former number one movie slipped to number three. The Scorch Trials comes a year after The Maze Runner hit the big screen for the first time and Wes Ball is back in the director's chair for the sequel.

Everest was the only movie on the up this week as the Baltasar Kormákur directed film was up one from five to number four. Black Mass rounded off the top five this week as it fell three places from last week's number two.

Black Mass marks the return of Johnny Depp to the gangster genre and the film will play at the BFI London Film Festival before being released in the UK at the end of November.

The Visit and The Perfect Guy were both three place fallers this week as they fell from three and four to number six and seven. War Room, another former #1 film, was down two spots at this week's number six.

The Green Inferno, which is the latest film offering from Eli Roth was new in at number nine. Sicario was the fourth and final new entry as it rounded off the top ten this week.

Sicario has been whipping up a storm with the critics ever since it screened at the Cannes Film Festival and is being tipped to be one of the possible Oscar contenders. Emily Blunt stars alongside Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro, while Denis Villeneuve is back in the director's chair.

  1. (NE) Hotel Transylvania 2 - $47,500,000
  2. (NE) The Intern - $18,225,000
  3. (1) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - $14,000,000
  4. (5) Everest - $13,090,000
  5. (2) Black Mass - $11,510,000
  6. (3) The Visit - $6,750,000
  7. (4) The Perfect Guy - $4,750,000
  8. (6) War Room - $4,275,000
  9. (NE) The Green Inferno - $3,494,000
  10. (NE) Sicario - $1,770,000

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