“Rio,” an animated film about talking birds, took the number 1 spot at the North American box office for the 2nd straight weekend.
The film features the voices of “The Social Network” actor Jesse Eisenberg and “Love and Other Drugs” star Anne Hathaway and raked in $26.8 million over the Easter weekend. It now has a total earning of $81.3 million.
Coming in second place was Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” which earned $25.8 million.
“Water for Elephants,” which stars Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon, debuted at number 3 with $17.5 million.
Rounding out the top 10:
4. “Hop,” $12.5 million.
5. “Scream 4,” $7.2 million.
6. “African Cats,” $6.4 million.
7. “Soul Surfer,” $5.6 million.
8. “Insidious,” $5.4 million.
9. “Hanna,” $5.3 million.
10. “Source Code,” $5.1 million.
Final figures are available on Monday.
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