'Cinderella' tops US box office

LOS ANGELES: Disney's live-action take on the famous fairytale "Cindrella" grossed an estimated $70.1 million at the North American box office.

The movie starring Lily James has a bigger opening than Disney's "Maleficent" ($69.4 million) despite the fact that the 2014 movie has a more famous female lead, Angelina Jolie. Overseas, the film raked in $62.4 million for a worldwide total of $132.5 million, reported Ace Showbiz.

Attached to the screenings of " Cinderella" is animated short " Frozen Fever", which features the " Frozen (2013)" characters. This provided a double dose of family entertainment, especially after a string of R-rated films in recent weeks.

" Run All Night", the latest action film starring Liam Neeson, entered the chart at No 2 with an estimated $11 million. It is a weak debut compared to Neeson's "Tak3n", which opened to $39.2 million in January.