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 April 25, led by the new release "Baby Mama," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1 (*) Baby Mama ....... $18.3 million
2 (*) Harold and Kumar
Escape from Guantanamo Bay ..... $14.6 million
3 (1) The Forbidden Kingdom .......... $11.2 million
4 (2) Forgetting Sarah Marshall ...... $11.0 million
5 (5) Nim's Island .... $ 4.5 million
6 (3) Prom Night ...... $ 4.4 million
7 (6) 21 .............. $ 4.0 million
8 (4) 88 Minutes ...... $ 3.6 million
9 (8) Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! . $ 2.4 million
10 (*) Deception ....... $ 2.2 million
NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release.
TOTALS TO DATE
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! .... $147.9 million
21 .. $ 75.8 million
Nim's Island ....... $ 39.0 million
The Forbidden Kingdom ............. $ 38.3 million
Prom Night ......... $ 38.1 million
Forgetting Sarah Marshall ......... $ 35.1 million
Baby Mama .......... $ 18.3 million
Harold and Kumar
Escape From Guantanamo Bay ........ $ 14.6 million
88 Minutes ......... $ 12.6 million
Deception .......... $ 2.2 million
"Baby Mama" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" were released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal.
"Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
"The Forbidden Kingdom" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, in conjunction with Weinstein Co, which is privately held.
"Nim's Island," "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!" and "Deception" were released by Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.
"Prom Night" was released by Screen Gems, "21" by Columbia Pictures, and "88 Minutes" by TriStar Pictures, all units of Sony Corp.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman)
