'The Wolverine' leads box office pack

Actor Hugh Jackman attends the "The Wolverine"
 New York City Fan Event at AMC Empire on
 July 23, 2013 in New York.

AFP - "The Wolverine" leapt to the top of the box office in its opening weekend, overtaking horror flick "The Conjuring," industry estimates showed Sunday.

Starring Hugh Jackman as a clawed mutant, the sixth installment of the X-Men franchise took in $55 million, tracker Exhibitor Relations reported.

"The Conjuring," starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in a drama about paranormal investigators, scared up an estimated $22 million on its second weekend.

Dropping a notch to third place was "Despicable Me 2," with Steve Carell as a villain-turned doting father, which made $16 million.

Behind it came "Turbo," a computer-animated comedy about a speed loving snail, which took in $13.3 million its second weekend in theaters.