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 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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