FACTBOX: The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on October 9, led by the new release "Couples Retreat," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) Couples Retreat ................... $35.3 million

2 (1) Zombieland ........................ $15.0 million

3 (2) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs . $12.0 million

4 (3) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) ........ $ 7.7 million

5(20) Paranormal Activity ............... $ 7.1 million

6 (4) Surrogates ........................ $ 4.1 million

7 (5) The Invention of Lying ............ $ 3.4 million

8 (6) Whip It ........................... $ 2.8 million

9 (8) Capitalism: A Love Story .......... $ 2.7 million

10 (7) Fame .............................. $ 2.6 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release.

TOTALS TO DATE

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . $ 96.3 million

Zombieland ........................ $ 47.8 million

Couples Retreat ................... $ 35.3 million

Surrogates ........................ $ 32.6 million

Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) ........ $ 22.7 million

Fame .............................. $ 20.0 million

The Invention of Lying ............ $ 12.3 million

Capitalism: A Love Story .......... $ 9.1 million

Whip It ........................... $ 8.8 million

Paranormal Activity ............... $ 8.3 million

"Couples Retreat" was released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co.

"Zombieland" and "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" were released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.

"Toy Story/Toy Story 2" was released by Walt Disney Pictures, and "Surrogates" by Touchstone Pictures, both units of Walt Disney Co.

"Paranormal Activity" was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.

"The Invention of Lying" was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.

"Whip It" was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.

"Fame" was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, which is closely held.

"Capitalism: A Love Story" was released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp.

(Editing by Bill Trott)