'TAKEN 2' TOPS BOX OFFICE WITH $50 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND

ACCORDING TO THE HUFFINGTONPOST.COM

Liam Neeson has taken the weekend box office with "Taken 2."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neeson's "Taken 2" grossed $50 million in the US and $55 million overseas. The sequel grossed about $25 million more than the original "Taken" did during its opening weekend in 2008.

In "Taken 2," Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, a retired CIA agent. Maggie Grace returns as Bryan's daughter Kim and "X-Men's" Famke Janssen plays Lenore, Bryan's ex-wife.

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