The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES Oct 25 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on Oct. 23, led by the low-budget "Paranormal Activity," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (3) Paranormal Activity ............... $22.0 million

2 (*) Saw VI ............. $14.8 million

3 (1) Where the Wild Things Are.......... $14.4 million

4 (2) Law Abiding Citizen ............... $12.7 million

5 (4) Couples Retreat .... $11.1 million

6 (*) Astro Boy .......... $ 7.0 million

7 (5) The Stepfather ..... $ 6.5 million

8 (*) Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's

Assistant ......... $ 6.3 million

9 (6) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs . $ 5.6 million

10 (7) Zombieland ......... $ 4.3 million

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

TOTALS TO DATE

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . $115.2 million

Couples Retreat .... $ 78.2 million

Zombieland ......... $ 67.3 million

Paranormal Activity ............... $ 62.5 million

Where the Wild Things Are ......... $ 54.0 million

Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 40.3 million

Surrogates ......... $ 37.6 million

Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) ........ $ 30.2 million

The Stepfather ..... $ 20.4 million

The Invention of Lying ............ $ 17.0 million

Whip It ............ $ 12.3 million

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

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

"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" and "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" were released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co (GE.N).

"Astro Boy" was released by closely-held Summit Entertainment.

"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).

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

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

(Reporting by Deena Beasley; Editing by Bill Trott)