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The movie scored 34.3 million dollars to knock down tongue-in-cheek comedy "Zombieland" to the number two spot, according to figures from Exhibitor Relations.
The gory but hilarious take on a zombie invasion, starring Woody Harrelson, took 14.8 million dollars in its second week in theaters.
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," the animated tale of an island rained on by junk food, also fell a place to number three, earning 11.5 million in box office receipts.
In fourth place was low-budget supernatural thriller "Paranormal Activity," raking in 7.9 million dollars after being screened in only 159 theaters.
The film, reportedly made for a paltry 11,000 dollars, has earned comparisons to 1999 hit "The Blair Witch Project" and focuses on supernatural goings on in a suburban San Diego house.
Falling to fifth spot was the 3-D format re-release of popular Pixar cartoons "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2," which took in a combined 7.8 million. The films came ahead of the much-anticipated "Toy Story 3," due out next year.
Futuristic Bruce Willis action film "Surrogates" -- about people living their lives through sexy robot replicas of themselves -- took sixth place with 4.3 million dollars.
Coming in seventh was "The Invention of Lying," which stars British comedian Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner as a couple living in an alternative reality where nobody ever lies. The film took 3.3 million dollars.
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut "Whip It" -- set in the world of all-female roller derbies with "Juno" star Ellen Page -- was eighth with 2.8 million dollars.
Ninth spot was taken by controversial documentarian Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story," with 2.6 million dollars.
Rounding out the top 10 was "Fame," an updated version of the 1980 musical, earning 2.5 million dollars in its third week in theaters.
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The gory but hilarious take on a zombie invasion, starring Woody Harrelson, took 14.8 million dollars in its second week in theaters.
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," the animated tale of an island rained on by junk food, also fell a place to number three, earning 11.5 million in box office receipts.
In fourth place was low-budget supernatural thriller "Paranormal Activity," raking in 7.9 million dollars after being screened in only 159 theaters.
The film, reportedly made for a paltry 11,000 dollars, has earned comparisons to 1999 hit "The Blair Witch Project" and focuses on supernatural goings on in a suburban San Diego house.
Falling to fifth spot was the 3-D format re-release of popular Pixar cartoons "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2," which took in a combined 7.8 million. The films came ahead of the much-anticipated "Toy Story 3," due out next year.
Futuristic Bruce Willis action film "Surrogates" -- about people living their lives through sexy robot replicas of themselves -- took sixth place with 4.3 million dollars.
Coming in seventh was "The Invention of Lying," which stars British comedian Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner as a couple living in an alternative reality where nobody ever lies. The film took 3.3 million dollars.
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut "Whip It" -- set in the world of all-female roller derbies with "Juno" star Ellen Page -- was eighth with 2.8 million dollars.
Ninth spot was taken by controversial documentarian Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story," with 2.6 million dollars.
Rounding out the top 10 was "Fame," an updated version of the 1980 musical, earning 2.5 million dollars in its third week in theaters.
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