Jackie Robinson biopic 42 has scored the number one spot at the US box office.

The sports drama clenched the win in its debut weekend with gross earnings totalling nearly $27.3 million.

The Brian Helgeland feature stars Harrison Ford, Alan Tudyk, Christopher Meloni, Lucas Black, John C. McGinley and Chadwick Boseman as Brooklyn Dodgers player Jackie.

Eva Mendes has admitted the 'horrific' jean shorts she wears in The Place Beyond the Pines are her own.

The actress utilised some of her old wardrobe items to play the part of downtrodden mom Romina in the film.

The 39-year-old joked that some alterations did have to be made so she could fit into the same denims she sported 21 years ago.