Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' Mesmerizes Moviegoers, Debuts No.1 At Box Office

Angelina Jolie's hotly anticipated 'Maleficent' earns the No.1 spot at the box office on opening weekend by earning $70 million, and also becoming the 38 year-old actress' highest-grossing opener ever.

Cinemagoers flocked to the theatres to feast their eyes upon the reimagining Walt Disney's 1959 animation 'Sleeping Beauty', which sees Jolie look as compelling as she does frightening when portraying the domineering cold-hearted Queen.

The fantasy depicts a prequel and "untold story" of one of Disney's most villainous characters ever, the 38 year-old actress brilliantly portrays how the Queen became wicked and the events that led her to cursing young Princess Aurora (played by Elle Fanning).

Watch the 'Maleficent' featurette here

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Turn to the next page to find out the rest of this weekend's results

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'Maleficent' also managed to withstand tough competition from another debuting flick, Seth MacFarlane's comedy 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' opened in the 3rd position, raking $50 million less, with $17 million.

Even with an A-list cast including Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi and Sarah Silverman, MacFarlane couldn't beat his 2012 hit 'Ted,' which earned $54 million.

Last week's No.1 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' dropped dramatic 64% this weekend, but still managed to finish 2nd with $32.6 million. Landing in the 4th spot was the Gareth Edwards-directed reboot 'Godzilla,' which garnered $12.2 million in its third week of release.

Rounding off the top 5 was Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore's latest rom-com collaboration, 'Blended,' with approximately $8.4 million.

See the top ten films of this past weekend below, via Box Office Mojo:

1. "Maleficent" - $70 million

2. "X-Men:Days of Future Past" - $32.6 million

3. "A Million Ways to Die in the West" - $17.1 million

4. "Godzilla" - $12.2 million

5. "Blended" - $8.4 million

6. "Neighbors" - $7.7 million

7. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" - $3.7 million

8. "Million Dollar Arm" - $3.7 million

9. "Chef (2014)" - $2 million

10. "The Other Woman (2014)" - $1.6 million