LOS ANGELES — Lee Daniels’ The Butler is serving up success at the box office.
According to studio estimates today, the Weinstein Co. biopic about a White House butler debuted in the top spot with $25 million.
But the weekend’s three other new offerings — the action romp Kick-Ass 2, Open Road’s Steve Jobs biopic Jobs and the dramatic thriller Paranoia — failed to find traction with fans.
Universal’s Kick-Ass 2 debuted in fourth place with $13.56 million. Jobs opened in seventh with $6.7 million. And Relativity’s Paranoia didn’t crack the top 12.
Last week’s No. 1 film, Sony’s Elysium, dropped to third place with $13.6 million. The Jason Sudeikis-Jennifer Aniston Warner Bros. comedy, We’re the Millers, held onto second place with $17.78 million, while Disney’s animated Planes rounds out the top five.