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"Muppets Most Wanted," Kermit and Co's latest outing, was a distant third with $11.4 million in takings. It was ahead of "Mr Peabody and Sherman," based on characters from the 1960s television cartoon "Rocky and Bullwinkle," which earned $9.5 million in its third weekend in theaters.
In fifth place ($9.1 million) was the religiously themed "God's Not Dead," which tells the story of a college freshman who debates his atheist philosophy professor.
The film was ahead of Wes Anderson's quirky "The Grand Budapest Hotel," which earned $8.8 million in sixth spot.
In a quiet week for new releases, the only other debut movie, "Sabotage," an action flick headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington, took a disappointing seventh place with $5.3 million in ticket sales.
The rest of the pack included car-chase action movie "Need for Speed," which fell from sixth to eighth spot earning $4.3 million, followed by ancient Greece fantasy-action movie "300: Rise of an Empire" -- the gory prequel to the 2007 hit "300" -- which took $4.3 million in sales.
Rounding out the top 10 with $4.1 million was "Non-Stop," Liam Neeson's latest action effort, as an air marshal faced with a ransom demand on a long-haul flight.
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In fifth place ($9.1 million) was the religiously themed "God's Not Dead," which tells the story of a college freshman who debates his atheist philosophy professor.
The film was ahead of Wes Anderson's quirky "The Grand Budapest Hotel," which earned $8.8 million in sixth spot.
In a quiet week for new releases, the only other debut movie, "Sabotage," an action flick headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington, took a disappointing seventh place with $5.3 million in ticket sales.
The rest of the pack included car-chase action movie "Need for Speed," which fell from sixth to eighth spot earning $4.3 million, followed by ancient Greece fantasy-action movie "300: Rise of an Empire" -- the gory prequel to the 2007 hit "300" -- which took $4.3 million in sales.
Rounding out the top 10 with $4.1 million was "Non-Stop," Liam Neeson's latest action effort, as an air marshal faced with a ransom demand on a long-haul flight.
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