The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on Sept. 25, led again by 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,' according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.



1 (1) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . $24.6 million

2 (*) Surrogates ........................ $15.0 million

3 (*) Fame .............................. $10.0 million

4 (2) The Informant! .................... $ 6.9 million

5 (3) I Can Do Bad All By Myself ........ $ 4.8 million

6 (*) Pandorum .......................... $ 4.4 million

7 (4) Love Happens ...................... $ 4.3 million

8 (5) Jennifer's Body ................... $ 3.5 million

9 (6) 9 ................................. $ 2.8 million

10 (7) Inglourious Basterds .............. $ 2.7 million



NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release.





TOTALS TO DATE

Inglourious Basterds .............. $114.5 million

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . $ 60.0 million

I Can Do Bad All By Myself ........ $ 44.5 million

9 ................................. $ 27.1 million

The Informant! .................... $ 21.0 million

Surrogates ........................ $ 15.0 million

Love Happens ...................... $ 14.7 million

Jennifer's Body ................... $ 12.3 million

Fame .............................. $ 10.0 million

Pandorum .......................... $ 4.4 million



'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.

'Surrogates' was released by Touchstone Pictures, a unit of Walt Disney Co.

'Fame' was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, which is closely held.

'The Informant!' was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.

'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

'Pandorum' was released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp.

'Love Happens' was released by Universal Pictures, and '9' by Focus Features. Both are units of General Electric Co.

'Inglourious Basterds' was released by Weinstein Co. The closely held firm co-financed 'Inglourious Basterds' with Universal Pictures.

'Jennifer's Body' was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.

(Editing by Bill Trott

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