Angelina Jolie’s “Maleficent,” the modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty’s arch-nemesis, cast a spell on audiences over the weekend, debuting at the top of the North American box office, industry estimates showed yesterday.
The wicked witch who has haunted generations of children raked in $70 million, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, in a flick that not only casts Jolie in the title role, but was also produced by the megastar.
Meanwhile, “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” a time-bending movie that brought in $110.6 million over Memorial Day weekend, sank to second place with only $32.6 million in its second weekend out.