Ninja Turtles take first place and $35 million at the weekend box office

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 26: A general view at the Atlanta Screening of the Paramount Pictures title "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows", on May 26, 2016 at AMC Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia.   Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures/AFP
ATLANTA, GA – MAY 26: A general view at the Atlanta Screening of the Paramount Pictures title “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”, on May 26, 2016 at AMC Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures/AFP

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” finished on top of the U.S. box office this weekend, grossing more than $35 million in the movie following the crime-fighting reptiles Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael as they battle bigger and meaner villains.

“Ninja Turtles”, which stars Megan Fox and Will Arnett, opened on June 3 in 4071 theaters.

In its second week in theaters, “X-Men Apocalypse” made more than $22 million, totaling $116 million for its run, according to Box Office Mojo website.

The romantic drama “Me Before You” grossed more than $18, million in its opening weekend, the website reported.

The film, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, follows the the romance between a paralyzed man who has decided to commit suicide and his caregiver.

“Alice Through the Looking Glass” took in $10.6 million, to bring the film starring Johnny Depp and Sacha Baron Cohen $50.7 million for its two-week run, according to Box Office Mojo.

And “Angry Birds” rounded out the top five, pulling in $9.75 million over the weekend for a gross of $86.6 million over three weeks.

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