the percentage of african - americans dipped from 39 percent as it surpassed the $ 47.6 million earned by daniels ' acclaimed drama precious in 2009 .
box office report : ' the butler ' wins again with $ 17 million , crosses $ 50 million updated : " we 're the millers " also shines as it crosses the $ 90 million mark ; " mortal instruments : city of bones " disappoints , while fans turn out in force for edgar wright 's " the world 's end . "
further boosting its profile , lee daniels ' the butler topped the box office in its second weekend with $ 17 million , pushing its total to $ 52.3 million and becoming daniel 's most successful film in north america .
among the trio of new offerings , the results were disappointing for mortal instruments : city of bones , which took in $ 9.3 million for the weekend and $ 14 million for five days ( the pic opened wednesday ) .
the oscar hopeful is broadening out in terms of its appeal to white moviegoers , with caucasians making up 55 percent of this weekend 's audience , compared to 48 percent on opening weekend .
based on cassandra clare 's historical drama about a long - serving white house butler starring forest whitaker and oprah winfrey , last weekend opened with $ 24.6 million , according to studio estimates sunday .
the r - rated sleeper hit has now grossed $ 91.7 million in a major victory for new line and parent company warner bros. following the success of the conjuring , which cleared the $ 200 million mark over the weekend at the worldwide box office .
new line 's jason sudeikis and jennifer aniston raunchy comedy " the world 's end " opened with $ 8.9 million for focus features .
story : ' the butler ' follow - up : lee daniels says his janis joplin biopic is next the butler was n't the only holdover to beat the weekend , 76 percent of ticket buyers were over the age of 25 ; that number has now dropped to 62 percent .