Big-budget action-adventure "Jack the Giant Slayer" crushed all rivals in its debut weekend, easily topping the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. "Jack," which stars Nicholas Hoult in the title role as a young farmhand battling giants to save a princess, raked in $28 million in its first three days of release, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

The latest in the long-running "Die Hard" action series, with Bruce Willis reprising his starring role, topped the weekend box office across North America, industry estimates showed on Sunday. Twenty-five years after the first film about tough New York cop John McClane burst onto the big screen, the newest take -- "A Good Day to Die Hard" -- hauled in $25 million dollars, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. The fifth installment of the "Die Hard" movie series has Willis's McClain travel to Russia to help an adult son get out of trouble.