The top movies at the North American box office
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on Feb. 27, led again by "Madea Goes to Jail," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1 (1) Madea Goes to Jail ............ $16.5 million
2 (*) Jonas Brothers . $12.7 million
3 (5) Slumdog Millionaire ........... $12.2 million
4 (3) Taken .......... $10.0 million
5 (4) He's Just Not That Into You ... $ 5.9 million
6 (7) Paul Blart: Mall Cop .......... $ 5.6 million
7 (2) Coraline ....... $ 5.3 million
8 (*) Street Fighter . $ 4.7 million
9 (8) Confessions of a Shopaholic ... $ 4.5 million
10 (9) Fired Up ....... $ 3.8 million
NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release.
TOTALS TO DATE
Paul Blart: Mall Cop .............. $128.1 million
Slumdog Millionaire ............... $115.1 million
Taken .............. $107.9 million
He's Just Not That Into You ....... $ 78.5 million
Madea Goes to Jail . $ 64.9 million
Coraline ........... $ 61.1 million
Confessions of a Shopaholic ....... $ 33.7 million
Jonas Brothers ..... $ 12.7 million
Fired Up ........... $ 10.1 million
Street Fighter ..... $ 4.7 million
"Madea Goes to Jail" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF.N).
"Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" was released by
Walt Disney Pictures, and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by
Touchstone Pictures. Both are units of Walt Disney Co (DIS.N).
"Slumdog Millionaire" was released by Fox Searchlight.
"Taken" and "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" were
released by Twentieth Century Fox. Both are units of News Corp.
(NWSA.O)
"He's Just Not That Into You" was released by Warner Bros,
a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" was released by Columbia Pictures, and "Fired Up" by Screen Gems. Both are units of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N).
"Coraline" was released by Focus Features, a unit of General Electric Co's (GE.N) NBC Universal. (Editing by Eric Beech) (please visit our entertainment blog via www.reuters.com or on blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/)
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