The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on Nov. 13, led by the new release "2012,"
according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) 2012 ............... $65.0 million

2 (1) A Christmas Carol .. $22.3 million

3 (3) The Men Who Stare at Goats ........ $ 6.2 million

4(12) Precious ........... $ 6.1 million

5 (2) This Is It ......... $ 5.1 million

6 (4) The Fourth Kind .... $ 4.7 million

7 (7) Couples Retreat .... $ 4.3 million

8 (5) Paranormal Activity ............... $ 4.2 million

9 (8) Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 3.9 million

10 (6) The Box ............ $ 3.2 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new
release. "Pirate Radio" opened at No. 11 with $2.9 million.

TOTALS TO DATE

Paranormal Activity ............... $103.8 million

Couples Retreat .... $102.1 million

Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 67.3 million

This Is it ......... $ 67.2 million

2012 ............... $ 65.0 million

A Christmas Carol .. $ 63.3 million

The Men Who Stare at Goats ........ $ 23.4 million

The Fourth Kind .... $ 20.6 million

The Box ............ $ 13.2 million

Precious ........... $ 8.9 million

"2012" and "This Is It" were released by Columbia Pictures,
a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N).

"A Christmas Carol" was released by Walt Disney Pictures, a
unit of Walt Disney Co (DIS.N).

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

"The Men Who Stare at Goats" and "Law Abiding Citizen" were
released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp
(LINTA.O).

"The Fourth Kind" and "Couples Retreat" were released by
Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co (GE.N).
"Pirate Radio" was released by Universal's Focus Features
division.

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

"The Box" was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of
Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).
(Reporting by Dean Goodman: Editing by Eric Walsh)