LOS ANGELES — Liam Neeson’s “Taken 2” barely defended its box-office title against Ben Affleck’s “Argo” over the weekend.
Studio estimates put the 20th Century Fox action sequel’s take at $22.5 million.
“Argo,” an Iranian-hostage thriller from Warner Bros., opened in second place, with $20.1 million.
Ethan Hawke and Lionsgate’s “Sinister,” about a crime writer caught up in supernatural horror, came in third, at $18.3 million.