The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on Oct. 16, led by the new release "Where the
Wild Things Are," according to studio estimates compiled on
Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) Where the Wild Things Are.......... $32.5 million

2 (*) Law Abiding Citizen ............... $21.2 million

3 (4) Paranormal Activity ............... $20.2 million

4 (1) Couples Retreat .... $17.9 million

5 (*) The Stepfather ..... $12.3 million

6 (3) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs . $ 8.1 million

7 (2) Zombieland ......... $ 7.8 million

8 (5) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) ........ $ 3.0 million

9 (6) Surrogates ......... $ 1.9 million

10 (7) The Invention of Lying ............ $ 1.9 million

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

TOTALS TO DATE

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . $108.3 million

Couples Retreat .... $ 63.3 million

Zombieland ......... $ 60.8 million

Surrogates ......... $ 36.3 million

Paranormal Activity ............... $ 33.7 million

Where the Wild Things Are ......... $ 32.5 million

Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) ........ $ 28.6 million

Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 21.2 million

The Invention of Lying ............ $ 15.5 million

Whip It ............ $ 11.4 million

The Stepfather ..... $ 12.3 million

"Where the Wild Things Are" and "The Invention of Lying"
were released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner
Inc (TWX.N).

"Law Abiding Citizen" was released by Overture Films, a
unit of Liberty Media Corp (LINTA.O).

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

"Zombieland" and "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" were
released by Columbia Pictures. "The Stepfather" was released by
Screen Gems, a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N).

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

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

"Whip It" was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News
Corp (NWSA.O).
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb, Editing by Stacey Joyce)