The new film directed by Britain's Kenneth Branagh entered the US box office at the top on it's debut weekend of release with a $70 million gross.
For a March film this is a fantastic opening and beats last years Maleficent by a million or so dollars.
Last weeks top film, Chappie, fell a very hard 56% this week to number 5, it's 10 day gross stands at $23 million.
Also new this week is Liam Neeson's latest action blockbuster Run All Night, debuting at 2 with $11 million.
