DHAKA: Undercover cop comedy ‘22 Jump Street’ has topped the North American box office in its opening weekend.

The sequel to 2012 hit 21 Jump Street, which sees Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum reprise their roles as bumbling detectives, took $60m.

Animated film ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ opened in second place with $50m.

Last week’s number one, teen drama ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, fell to number five.

The film, starring Shailene Woodley as a girl who finds love after being diagnosed with cancer, has now taken $81.7m in the US, against a modest budget of $12m.

Maleficent, Disney’s take on ‘Sleeping Beauty’ starring Angelina Jolie as the evil fairy, fell one place to three, while Tom Cruise sci-fi Edge of Tomorrow was at four.

Sony Pictures, which distributed 22 Jump Street, said the film was in line to be the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy in box office history.

Top Five

1. 22 Jump Street - $60m

2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $50m

3. Maleficent - $19m

4. Edge of Tomorrow - $16.2m

5. The Fault in Our Stars - $15.7m

BDST: 2055 HRS, JUNE 16, 2014