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Rio Lands at the Top of the Box Office

Rio flew to the top of the box office in its first weekend of release, Box Office Mojo reports. The animated comedy, featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, took in an estimated $40 million, the biggest opening weekend of any movie so far this year. Also in its first weekend in theaters, Scream 4 scared up...

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Rioflew to the top of the box office in its first weekend of release, Box Office Mojo reports.

The animated comedy, featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, took in an estimated $40 million, the biggest opening weekend of any movie so far this year. Also in its first weekend in theaters, Scream 4 scared up $19.2 million to earn second place for the weekend.

Hop fell to third place with $11.1 million after two weeks at No. 1. Soul Surfer held onto the fourth spot, drawing another 7.4 million.

Russell Brand beats Russell Brand at the box office as Hop stays on top

Hanna grossed $7.3 million to rank fifth for the weekend. Arthurcame in at No. 6 with a second-week haul of $6.9 million, and Insidious followed in seventh place, earning $6.8 million.

Rounding out the top 10: Source Code (No. 8, $6.3 million), The Conspirator (No. 9, $3.9 million) and Your Highness (No. 10, $3.8 million).