Oprah Winfrey's 'The Butler' bags $27 Million this weekend at the Box Office

Oscar hopeful “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” was the standout champ at the North Amrican box office this weekend, surpassing projections with a three-day debut estimated at $27 million.The historical civil rights saga starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey handily beat out the No. 2 movie, the Jennifer Aniston-Jason Sudeikis comedy “We’re the Millers,” which held very well and took in $17.7 million in its second week, and three other wide openers.

The pseudo superhero sequel “Kick-Ass 2, which had been expected to challenge for the top spot, disappointed with $13.6 million. The Steve Jobs bio “Jobs” couldn’t crack $7 million and the corporate thriller “Paranoia” tanked, managing less than $4 million and failing to make the top ten.

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