'The Butler' debuts at number one at US the box office

Lee Daniels 'The Butler' took the top spot at the box office by earning USD 25 million in its debut.
The film, starring Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker, revolves around the true story of White House butler Eugene Allen who served eight presidents during his term.
Critics initially thought the film will land behind "Kick- Ass 2" but the superhero film made it to the fourth spot by earning USD 13.6 million, way under the nearly USD 20 million it was expected to rake in, reported E! News.
The Weinstein Company originally planned to release the film on October 18, but moved up the date after seeing positive test results for the film, which is already stirring up Oscar buzz.

Jennifer Aniston's "We're the Millers" grabbed the No 2 spot for the second straight weekend with UDS 17.8 million, followed by "Elysium" with USD 13.6 million.
Ashton Kutcher starrer "Jobs" and Harrison Ford starrer "Paranoia" also made their debuts this weekend, but neither made the top five, with the Steve Jobs biopic landing in seventh at USD 6.7 million and the Relativity thriller grossing only USD 3.5 million.
Disney's animation drama "Planes" was at the fifth spot with USD 13.1 million while "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters at sixth with USD 8.4 million.
"2 Guns" was at the eight spot by earning USD 5.6 million, "The Smurfs 2" at ninth with USD 4.6 million and Hugh Jackman's "The Wolverine" at the tenth spot with USD 4.4 million this weekend.