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Washington - Sci-fi thriller Divergent pulled apart from rivals at the North American box office in its first weekend, as Muppets Most Wanted went in at number two, industry estimates showed Sunday.
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The film easily beat out the latest Muppets installment, which earned $16.5m in its first weekend, figures from Exhibitor Relations showed.
Tina Fey, Ty Burrell and Ricky Gervais star in a European adventure in which a Russian-accented Kermit look-alike takes the Muppet gang for a ride.
(The Muppets Most Wanted. Disney)
Coming in third was animated film Mr Peabody & Sherman, based on characters from the 1960s television cartoon Rocky and Bullwinkle. Slipping from last week's first-place spot, the film earned $11.7m in its third weekend.
Ancient Greece fantasy-action movie 300: Rise of an Empire, the gory follow-up to the 2007 hit 300, landed in fourth with $8.67m.
In its first weekend in theaters, the religiously themed God's Not Dead, which tells the story of a college freshman who debates with his atheist philosophy professor, debuted in fifth place with $8.56m.
And fast-paced, car-chase action movie Need for Speed, inspired by the video game of the same name, earned $7.8m, falling from third to sixth.
Wes Anderson's quirky The Grand Budapest Hotel climbed one spot to seventh with just under $6.8m.
And eighth place went to Non-Stop, the Liam Neeson action movie set on a long-haul flight. The film added another $6.3m to its total earnings.
Falling to ninth was hit animated film The Lego Movie, inspired by the children's toy building blocks, which took in $4.1m.
And rounding out the top 10 with $3.1m was The Single Moms Club, the latest offering from prolific actor-director Tyler Perry, about five struggling mothers who set aside their differences to bond in a support group.
