LOS ANGELES, April 24 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
movies at the North American box office for the three days
beginning on April 22, led for a second weekend by 'Rio,'
according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1 (1) Rio ....................... $ 26.8 million
2 (*) Madea's Big Happy Family .. $ 25.8 million
3 (*) Water for Elephants ....... $ 17.5 million
4 (3) Hop ....................... $ 12.5 million
5 (2) Scream 4 .................. $ 7.2 million
6 (*) African Cats .............. $ 6.4 million
7 (5) Soul Surfer ............... $ 5.6 million
8 (7) Insidious ................. $ 5.4 million
9 (4) Hanna ..................... $ 5.3 million
10 (8) Source Code ............... $ 5.1 million
NOTES: Last weekend's rankings in parenthesis; (*) = new release.
CUMULATIVE TOTALS:
Hop ....................... $100.5 million
Rio ....................... $ 81.3 million
Source Code ............... $ 44.7 million
Insidious ................. $ 44.2 million
Hanna ..................... $ 31.7 million
Scream 4 .................. $ 31.2 million
Soul Surfer ............... $ 28.7 million
Madea's Big Happy Family .. $ 25.8 million
Water for Elephants ....... $ 17.5 million
African Cats .............. $ 6.4 million
'Rio' was distributed by 20th Century Fox, and 'Water for Elephants' by Fox Searchlight. Both are units of News Corp .
'Madea's Big Happy Family' was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
'Hop' was released by Universal Pictures, and 'Hanna' by Focus Features. Both are units of NBC Universal, which is controlled by Comcast Corp.
'Scream 4' was released by Dimension Films, a unit of the closely held Weinstein Co.
'African Cats' was released by Walt Disney Co.
'Soul Surfer' was released by TriStar Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.
'Insidious' was released by FilmDistrict, and 'Source Code' by Summit Entertainment. Both are privately held.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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1 (1) Rio ....................... $ 26.8 million
2 (*) Madea's Big Happy Family .. $ 25.8 million
3 (*) Water for Elephants ....... $ 17.5 million
4 (3) Hop ....................... $ 12.5 million
5 (2) Scream 4 .................. $ 7.2 million
6 (*) African Cats .............. $ 6.4 million
7 (5) Soul Surfer ............... $ 5.6 million
8 (7) Insidious ................. $ 5.4 million
9 (4) Hanna ..................... $ 5.3 million
10 (8) Source Code ............... $ 5.1 million
NOTES: Last weekend's rankings in parenthesis; (*) = new release.
CUMULATIVE TOTALS:
Hop ....................... $100.5 million
Rio ....................... $ 81.3 million
Source Code ............... $ 44.7 million
Insidious ................. $ 44.2 million
Hanna ..................... $ 31.7 million
Scream 4 .................. $ 31.2 million
Soul Surfer ............... $ 28.7 million
Madea's Big Happy Family .. $ 25.8 million
Water for Elephants ....... $ 17.5 million
African Cats .............. $ 6.4 million
'Rio' was distributed by 20th Century Fox, and 'Water for Elephants' by Fox Searchlight. Both are units of News Corp .
'Madea's Big Happy Family' was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
'Hop' was released by Universal Pictures, and 'Hanna' by Focus Features. Both are units of NBC Universal, which is controlled by Comcast Corp.
'Scream 4' was released by Dimension Films, a unit of the closely held Weinstein Co.
'African Cats' was released by Walt Disney Co.
'Soul Surfer' was released by TriStar Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.
'Insidious' was released by FilmDistrict, and 'Source Code' by Summit Entertainment. Both are privately held.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Vicki Allen)
((For a box office story, click)) Keywords: BOXOFFICE/CHART (please visit our entertainment blog via www.reuters.com or on http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.