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“Lee Daniel’s The Butler” Leads Box Office in its Second Weekend

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leedaniels?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1377446019004Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Lee Daniel’s The Butler topped the box office for the second weekend in a row, bringing in $17.01 million between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25.

The film, starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, opened last weekend with $25.01 million.

The Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis comedy We’re the Millers came in second for the third weekend in a row. The film brought in $13.5 million between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25.

Here are the weekend’s top 10 films, with estimated ticket sales, according to Hollywood.com:

1. Lee Daniels’ The Butler: $17.01M
2. We’re the Millers: $13.5M
3. Mortal Instruments: City of Bones: $9.3M
4. The World’s End: $8.94M
5. Planes: $8.56M
6. Elysium: $7.1M
7. You’re Next: $7.05M
8. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters: $5.2M
9. Blue Jasmine: $4.3M
10. Kick-Ass 2: $4.27M

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