In this image released by Disney/Pixar Films, animated character Carl
Fredricksen is shown in a scene from the film, "Up." (AP
Photo/Disney/Pixar)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Walt Disney and Pixar Animation launched their latest cartoon comedy to a No. 1 debut with a $68.1 million weekend for their family adventure "Up."
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com:
1. "Up," Disney, $68,108,790, 3,766 locations, $18,085 average, $68,108,790, one week.
2. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," Fox, $24,353,868, 4,101 locations, $5,939 average, $104,150,268, two weeks.
3. "Terminator Salvation," Warner Bros., $16,433,365, 3,602 locations, $4,562 average, $90,949,924, two weeks.
4. "Drag Me to Hell," Universal, $15,825,480, 2,508 locations, $6,310 average, $15,825,480, one week.
5. "Star Trek," Paramount, $12,613,727, 3,507 locations, $3,597 average, $209,313,884, four weeks.
6. "Angels & Demons," Sony, $11,353,340, 3,464 locations, $3,278 average, $104,913,439, three weeks.
7. "Dance Flick," Paramount, $4,743,636, 2,459 locations, $1,929 average, $19,084,907, two weeks.
8. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," Fox, $3,873,377, 2,263 locations, $1,712 average, $170,843,712, five weeks.
9. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," Warner Bros., $1,911,401, 1,450 locations, $1,318 average, $50,021,779, five weeks.
10. "Obsessed," Sony Screen Gems, $657,001, 679 locations, $968 average, $67,500,481, six weeks.
11. "The Brothers Bloom," Summit, $652,000, 148 locations, $4,405 average, $1,384,159, three weeks.
12. "The Soloist," Paramount, $485,215, 412 locations, $1,178 average, $30,251,623, six weeks.
13. "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Disney, $421,198, 310 locations, $1,359 average, $77,548,719, eight weeks.
14. "17 Again," Warner Bros., $339,549, 405 locations, $838 average, $61,233,890, seven weeks.
15. "Race to Witch Mountain," Disney, $327,956, 283 locations, $1,159 average, $65,814,397, 12 weeks.
16. "Monsters vs. Aliens," Paramount, $320,040, 566 locations, $565 average, $194,421,864, 10 weeks.
17. "Earth," Disney, $294,052, 315 locations, $933 average, $31,112,280, six weeks.
18. "Fast & Furious," Universal, $242,190, 299 locations, $810 average, $153,945,790, nine weeks.
19. "Under the Sea," Warner Bros., $231,104, 41 locations, $5,637 average, $8,834,201, 16 weeks.
20. "State of Play," Universal, $193,200, 240 locations, $805 average, $36,566,450, seven weeks.
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