2 Guns blasts to top of North American box office

Published on Aug 05, 2013 6:03 AM

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) - Action comedy 2 Guns blazed its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend as the Smurfs were left feeling blue, estimated figures showed on Sunday.

Based on a popular comic book series, 2 Guns stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as criminals turned undercover cops battling a drug lord.

Estimates from box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations showed the film earned US$27.4 million (S$34.8 million) on its weekend debut.

In second place was The Wolverine, which sees the return of Hugh Jackman's popular portrayal of the claw-knuckled X-men character. The film took US$21.7 million in its second weekend.

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