The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day portion of the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend beginning on Sept. 4, led by reigning champion "The Final Destination," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (1) The Final Destination ........ $12.4 million

2 (*) All About Steve .............. $11.2 million

3 (2) Inglourious Basterds ......... $10.8 million

4 (*) Gamer ......... $ 9.0 million

5 (4) District 9 .... $ 7.0 million

6 (3) Halloween II .. $ 5.6 million

7 (6) Julie & Julia . $ 5.2 million

8 (5) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra .. $ 5.1 million

9 (7) The Time Traveler's Wife ..... $ 4.2 million

10 (*) Extract ....... $ 4.2 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release. "The Time Traveler's Wife" earned $4,215,000, while "Extract" earned $4,187,000

TOTALS TO DATE

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra .. $139.4 million

District 9 .... $101.3 million

Inglourious Basterds ......... $ 91.0 million

Julie & Julia . $ 78.8 million

The Time Traveler's Wife ..... $ 54.6 million

The Final Destination ........ $ 47.6 million

Halloween II .. $ 25.7 million

All About Steve .............. $ 11.2 million

Gamer ......... $ 9.0 million

Extract ....... $ 4.2 million

"The Final Destination" and "The Time Traveler's Wife" were released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).

"All About Steve" was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp (NWSA.O).

"Inglourious Basterds" and "Halloween II" were released by Weinstein Co. The closely held firm co-financed "Inglourious Basterds" with General Electric Co's (GE.N) Universal Pictures.

"Gamer" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF.N).

"District 9" was released by TriStar Pictures, and "Julie & Julia" by Columbia Pictures. Both are units of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N).

"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc VIAb.N.

"Extract" was released by Miramax Films, a unit of Walt Disney Co (DIS.N). (Editing by Eric Beech)

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