The intergalactic adventure starring Harrison Ford took $28 million in its opening weekend, pushing Johnny Knoxville as a naughty pensioner into second place, according to studio estimates.
Ender's Game is based on the novel by Orson Scott Card and stars Ford and Asa Butterfield as space soldiers.
The opening weekend's takings met studio Lionsgate's expectations, even some calling for a boycott of the film due to comments made by Card expressing opposition to gay marriage.
Ender's Game, which stars Harrison Ford, has shot straight to the top of the US box office (WENN)But despite its success, the film's sales didn't match other opening weekends of other young-adult adaptations such as Twilight and The Hunger Games.
Bad Grandpa, which stars Jackass's Johnny Knoxville disguised as an 86-year-old man travelling across the US with his eight-year-old grandson, brought in an additional $20.5 million in its second weekend, and $6 million in international ticket sales.
However, other films opening in the US this weekend didn't generate as much enthusiasm, especially those starring silver screen veterans.
Last Vegas, for example, which has a stellar cast including Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline, opened in third place, with $16.5 million. Box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Rentrak said: "It's interesting to see the number of stars that are not in their 20s in the top films.
"Ender's Game' has Harrison Ford and Viola Davis, and Last Vegas is like a Hangover for the older crowd."
Space thriller Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, holds on to fifth place in the US box office and banked $13.1 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $220 million.
It also fared well around the world with international takings of $27.1 million.
It was also a good internation weekend for Thor: The Dark World, which took an impressive $109.4 million in its first weekend before the Marvel superhero sequel opens in the States next weekend.
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