Agence France-PresseApril 14, 2013 18:00
Jackie Robinson biopic "42" hit a home run at the North American box office in its debut weekend, easily besting its box office rivals, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The film, starring Chadwick Boseman as the ground-breaking African American baseball star and Harrison Ford as the Brooklyn Dodgers exec who signed him, raked in $27.3 million in ticket sales.
"Scary Movie 5," the latest installment in the horror comedy franchise, opened far behind in second place at $15.2 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
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