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Taken 2 tops US box office
Monday 15th October 2012 | Shavy
Liam Neeson film Taken 2 has topped the Northern America box office and has narrowly beaten Ben Affleck thriller Argo.
Though Taken 2 has not been a big hit with the critics, it took $22.5m (£14.03m) according to early estimates. While Argo, a thriller movie by Ben Affleck is critically acclaimed and has created Oscar buzz already, could not make more than Taken 2. However, it gave a close competition by making $20.1m (£12.53m).
Some critics described Taken 2 as just a replay of the original. Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box office tracker Hollywood.com said, “It kind of proves that reviews do not matter... They (audience) just love Liam Neeson in this role.” Neeson plays an ex-CIA agent who travels across Europe to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped on a trip to Paris.
Ethan Hawke's Sinister, a supernatural horror about a crime writer, debuted at number three with $18.3m (£11.4m).
North American Box Office
1. Taken 2 - $22.5m (£14.03m)
2. Argo - $20.1 (£12.53m)
3. Sinister - $18.3m (£11.4m)
4. Hotel Transylvania - $17.3m (£10.7m)
5. Here Comes the Boom - $12m (£7.4m)
Source: Hollywood.com
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By Shavy Malhotra
