Appealing to moms and their daughters, Disney's live-action fantasy Maleficent [MALEF] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $70.0 million. The audience was 60% female and 30% under the age of 18. The retelling of Sleeping Beauty should have legs against its male-targeted competitors.
Last weekend's champ X-Men: Days of Future Past [XMEN5] finished second with $32.6 million, down 64% from its debut. The superhero sequel stands at $162.1 million.
A Million Ways to Die in the West [MWTDW] opened with $17.1 million at the third spot. The R-rated comedy attracted a crowd that was 55% male and 72% over the age of 25.
In fourth place, Godzilla [GODZL] stomped $12.2 million to bring its total to $174.7 million.
Blended [BLEND] declined 41% off its opening weekend to $8.4 million. The family comedy sits at $29.6 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | MALEFICENT | $70,000,000 | $70,000,000 |
| 2 | X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST | $32,600,000 | $162,069,100 |
| 3 | A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST | $17,068,990 | $17,068,990 |
| 4 | GODZILLA | $12,225,000 | $174,657,000 |
| 5 | BLENDED | $8,425,000 | $29,632,000 |
| 6 | NEIGHBORS | $7,714,875 | $128,600,595 |
| 7 | THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 | $3,775,000 | $192,730,000 |
| 8 | MILLION DOLLAR ARM | $3,700,000 | $28,097,000 |
| 9 | CHEF | $2,009,000 | $6,923,882 |
| 10 | THE OTHER WOMAN | $1,425,000 | $81,112,100 |
| 11 | BELLE | $1,280,000 | $6,209,900 |
| 12 | RIO 2 | $1,045,000 | $124,249,500 |
Tag(s): MALEF, XMEN5, MWTDW, GODZL, BLEND