LOS ANGELES, April 12 (Reuters) – Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on April 10, led by the new release “Hannah
Montana: The Movie,” according to studio estimates compiled on
Sunday by Reuters.
1 (*) Hannah Montana: The Movie ….. $34.0 million
2 (1) Fast and Furious . $28.8 million
3 (2) Monsters vs. Aliens ……….. $22.6 million
4 (*) Observe and Report ………… $11.1 million
5 (4) Knowing …….. $ 6.7 million
6 (5) I Love You, Man …………… $ 6.4 million
7 (3) The Haunting in Connecticut … $ 5.7 million
8 (*) Dragonball Evolution ………. $ 4.7 million
9 (6) Adventureland .. $ 3.4 million
10 (7) Duplicity …… $ 3.0 million
NOTE: Last weekend’s ranking in parentheses. * = new
release.
TOTALS TO DATE
Monsters vs. Aliens ……….. $141.0 million
Fast and Furious . $118.0 million
Knowing …….. $ 68.0 million
I Love You, Man …………… $ 59.0 million
The Haunting in Connecticut … $ 46.3 million
Duplicity …… $ 36.8 million
Hannah Montana: The Movie ….. $ 34.0 million
Adventureland .. $ 11.5 million
Observe and Report ………… $ 11.1 million
Dragonball Evolution ………. $ 4.7 million
“Hannah Montana: The Movie” was released by Walt Disney
Pictures, and “Adventureland” by Miramax Films. Both are units
of Walt Disney Co (DIS.N).
“Fast and Furious” and “Duplicity” were released by Universal
Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co’s (GE.N) NBC
Universal.
“Monsters vs. Aliens” was released by DreamWorks Animation
SKG Inc (DWA.O), and distributed by Viacom Inc’s (VIAb.N)
Paramount Pictures, which also released “I Love You, Man.”
“Observe and Report” was released by Warner Bros. Pictures,
a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).
“Knowing” was released by Summit Entertainment, which is
privately held.
“The Haunting in Connecticut” was released by Lionsgate, a
unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF.N).
“Dragonball Evolution” was released by Twentieth Century
Fox, a unit of News Corp. (NWSA.O)
(Editing by Eric Walsh)
