Mean Girls takes first place at US box office

A scene from Mean Girls (Jojo Whilden/Paramount/AP)

Winter storms and cinema closures in North America did not dampen the opening weekend for Mean Girls.

The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned 28 million dollars (£22 million) in its first three days in cinemas according to studio estimates on Sunday.