Lee Daniels' "The Butler" wins at the box office
- 11 years ago
STORY: Director Lee Daniels' "The Butler" takes its second win in a row as the number one U.S. and Canadian box office title.
The story of an African American White House butler who served for eight U.S. presidents earned $17 million in ticket sales.
Forest Whitaker stars as the lead roll and Oprah Winfrey acts as his hard drinking wife.
For the third weekend in a row, "We're the Millers" is a box office favorite in second place - with $13.5 million in sales, according to studio estimates.
And "Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," based on a series of young adult novels takes third in this weekends movie mix up, with $9.3 million. Lily Collins plays a teen girl who tries to keep the world free from demons.
The story of an African American White House butler who served for eight U.S. presidents earned $17 million in ticket sales.
Forest Whitaker stars as the lead roll and Oprah Winfrey acts as his hard drinking wife.
For the third weekend in a row, "We're the Millers" is a box office favorite in second place - with $13.5 million in sales, according to studio estimates.
And "Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," based on a series of young adult novels takes third in this weekends movie mix up, with $9.3 million. Lily Collins plays a teen girl who tries to keep the world free from demons.