The film was released in a massive 4,028 cinemas across North America and took and incredible $103.5 million dollars including Thursday night previews.
The Disney live action versions of their classic cartoon are really setting the cinema alive, last year Kenneth Branagh brought us Cinderella which was a massive hit not Jon Favreau brings us The Jungle Book.
As expected last weeks top film The Boss fall quite heavily to number 3 with $10.1 million which brings its total gross to $40.3 million.
Also new in America this week is Barbershop: The Next Cut at number 2 and Criminal new at number 6.
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