The top movies at the North American box office
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 & 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 & 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: Quote, Profile, Research).
"Fast & Furious" and "Duplicity" were released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) NBC Universal.
"Monsters vs. Aliens" was released by DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc (DWA.O: Quote, Profile, Research), and distributed by Viacom Inc's (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 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: Quote, Profile, Research).
"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: Quote, Profile, Research).
"Dragonball Evolution" was released by Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp. (NWSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) (Editing by Eric Walsh)
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