Sci-fi thriller `Elysium` tops weekend box-office with $30.5M earnings

Washington: Matt Damon starrer dystopian science fiction thriller `Elysium` topped the U.S. weekend box office with earnings amounting to 30.5 million dollars. The action film, directed by Neill Blomkamp, knocked off Jennifer Aniston`s new comedy `We`re the Millers`, which opened in second place with 26.6 million dollars, Fox News reported. Disney`s new animated movie `Planes` was another new entry at the third place with a 22.5 million dollars gross, while `Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters` and `2 Guns` rounded out the new top five. Top 10 box office earners: 1. ` Elysium` - 30.5 million dollars 2. `We`re the Millers`- 26.6 million dollars 3. ` Planes` - 22.5 million dollars 4. `Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters` - 14.6 million dollars 5. `2 Guns` - 11.1 million dollars 6. `Smurfs 2`- 9.5 million dollars 7. ` The Wolverine `- 8 million dollars 8. `The Conjuring`- 6.7 million dollars 9. `Despicable Me 2`- 5.7 million dollars 10. `Grown Ups 2`- 3.7 million dollars. ANI