‘Maleficent’ Crushes Competition At Box Office

"Maleficent", starring Angelina Jolie in her first lead role in four years, topped this weekend's box office with an estimated $70 million.

Last week's No. 1, "X-Men: Days of Future Past", dropped down to second place with $36.5 million, and Seth MacFarlane's "A Million Ways to Die In the West" came in third with a disappointing $17 million.

The top ten:

Maleficent, $70M;
 X-Men: Days of Future Past, $36.5M;
 A Million Ways to Die in the West, $17M;
 Godzilla, $12.2M;
 Blended, $8.4M;
 Neighbors, $7/.7M;
 The Amazing Spider-Man 2, $3.7M;
 Million Dollar Arm, $3.7M;
 Chef, $2M;
 The Other Woman, $1.4M

Figures courtesy of Boxofficemojo.com.