The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on Oct. 30, led by the Michael Jackson
concert movie "This Is It," according to studio estimates
compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) This Is It ......... $21.3 million

2 (1) Paranormal Activity ............... $16.5 million

3 (4) Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 7.3 million

4 (5) Couples Retreat .... $ 6.1 million

5 (2) Saw VI ............. $ 5.6 million

6 (3) Where the Wild Things Are.......... $ 5.1 million

7 (8) The Stepfather ..... $ 3.4 million

=8 (6) Astro Boy .......... $ 3.0 million

=8(11) Amelia ............. $ 3.0 million

10 (7) Cirque du Freak .... $ 2.8 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new
release. "This Is It" was released on Wednesday.

TOTALS TO DATE

Couples Retreat .... $ 86.7 million

Paranormal Activity ............... $ 84.8 million

Where the Wild Things Are ......... $ 61.8 million

Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 51.4 million

This Is it ......... $ 32.5 million

The Stepfather ..... $ 24.7 million

Saw VI ............. $ 22.8 million

Astro Boy .......... $ 10.9 million

Cirque du Freak .... $ 10.5 million

Amelia ............. $ 8.3 million

"This Is It" was released by Columbia Pictures and "The
Stepfather" by Screen Gems. Both are units of Sony Corp
(6758.T).

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

"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).

"Where the Wild Things Are" was released by Warner Bros
Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).

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

"Amelia" was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, a unit
of News Corp (NWSA.O).

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

(Reporting by Dean Goodman: Editing by Eric Walsh)