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"Bruno" scored 30.4 million dollars in box office receipts in its first weekend, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
"Ice Age," an animated movie featuring the voices of Queen Latifah and Dennis Leary as prehistoric animals who discover a lost jungle inhabited by dinosaurs, hung onto the number two spot, earning 28.5 million dollars.
In third place was "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Michael Bay's followup to the first Transformers movie in 2007, which earned 24.2 million dollars in its third week of release, despite being panned by critics.
"Public Enemies," starring Johnny Depp as notorious US gangster John Dillinger, pulled in 14.1 million dollars in its second week in theaters.
In at fifth place, and down a spot from last week, was "The Proposal," a romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a pushy boss who marries her assistant to get a US visa, which earned 10.5 million dollars.
"The Hangover," a raucous comedy about the fallout from a Las Vegas bachelor party, earned sixth place in the box office rankings, adding 9.9 million dollars to bring its five-week earnings to 222.4 million.
In seventh place was new release "I Love You, Beth Cooper," a teen comedy starring Hayden Panettiere as a popular high school girl wooed by a nerd, which earned five million dollars.
Down two places to eighth was Pixar's hugely successful animated feature "Up," which tells the story of a grumpy old man who finds adventure in Latin America.
In its seventh week in theaters, the movie earned 4.7 million dollars, bringing its earnings to date to 273.8 million dollars.
At ninth place was "My Sister's Keeper," starring Cameron Diaz, which also fell two places from last week after earning 4.2 million dollars in its third week.
Rounding out the top 10 was "Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian," starring Ben Stiller and Amy Adams, which earned 1.5 million dollars to bring its 10-week earnings to 170.6 million dollars.
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"Ice Age," an animated movie featuring the voices of Queen Latifah and Dennis Leary as prehistoric animals who discover a lost jungle inhabited by dinosaurs, hung onto the number two spot, earning 28.5 million dollars.
In third place was "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Michael Bay's followup to the first Transformers movie in 2007, which earned 24.2 million dollars in its third week of release, despite being panned by critics.
"Public Enemies," starring Johnny Depp as notorious US gangster John Dillinger, pulled in 14.1 million dollars in its second week in theaters.
In at fifth place, and down a spot from last week, was "The Proposal," a romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a pushy boss who marries her assistant to get a US visa, which earned 10.5 million dollars.
"The Hangover," a raucous comedy about the fallout from a Las Vegas bachelor party, earned sixth place in the box office rankings, adding 9.9 million dollars to bring its five-week earnings to 222.4 million.
In seventh place was new release "I Love You, Beth Cooper," a teen comedy starring Hayden Panettiere as a popular high school girl wooed by a nerd, which earned five million dollars.
Down two places to eighth was Pixar's hugely successful animated feature "Up," which tells the story of a grumpy old man who finds adventure in Latin America.
In its seventh week in theaters, the movie earned 4.7 million dollars, bringing its earnings to date to 273.8 million dollars.
At ninth place was "My Sister's Keeper," starring Cameron Diaz, which also fell two places from last week after earning 4.2 million dollars in its third week.
Rounding out the top 10 was "Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian," starring Ben Stiller and Amy Adams, which earned 1.5 million dollars to bring its 10-week earnings to 170.6 million dollars.
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