TORONTO — A prequel to the animated hit Monsters Inc. scared off zombies to take top spot at the box office on its opening weekend.
Monsters University earned an estimated $82 million in the U.S. and Canada, leaving Brad Pitt’s World War Z in second place with $66 million.
Monsters University made another $54 million in overseas markets, bringing its total to $136.5 million.
Monsters Inc., which opened in 2001, earned a whopping $563 million worldwide.
Man of Steel, fell to third place in its second weekend, earning $41.2 million. The Superman flick has grossed more than $210 million to date.
The comedy This is the End, starring Canadians Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and Michael Cera, took in $13 million over the weekend to bring its total to $58 million.
The last spot in the Top 5 belonged to Now You See Me, which earned another $7.9 million to boost its haul to nearly $95 million.
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