The combination of action heroes Sylvester Stallone , Arnold Schwarzenegger Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet Li in The Expendables 2 proved a winning one.
The Expendables 2 a tale of a gang of military mercenaries topped the box office on the weekend taking in $28.8m.
It knocked The Bourne Legacy into second place with $17m.
The animated comedy ParaNorman about a boy who can talk to ghosts was 3rd .
The Campaign was fourth , followed by ‘Sparkle’ the final movie role for Whitney Houston before her death in February.