Rebel Wilson’s Pitch Perfect 2 tops box office knocking Avengers 2 to second spot

Pitch Perfect 2 has topped the box office on its opening weekend, taking in $9.419m on 427 screens as the huge year for cinema continues.

The film, which stars Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson, knocked Marvel sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron into second place – it earned $3.473m on 584 screens to take total earnings to $34.026m.

Independent low-budget horror film Unfriended ended the weekend in third place, having taken $585,846 to lift its total to $2.177m.

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