Long-awaited sequel Tron: Legacy has beaten Yogi Bear to top the US box office this weekend.
Tron: Legacy took $43.6 million on its opening weekend, compared to the $16.7 million taken by the Warner Brothers family film.
Last week’s box-office topper The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader falls to third, taking $12.4 million, followed by new entry The Fighter with $12.2 million.
Rounding out the top five is the Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp thriller The Tourist, taking only $8.7 million in its second week.
Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson’s new romantic comedy How Do You Know fails to crack the top five films, bringing in $7.6 million to land at number eight.
The US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Tron: Legacy – $43,600,000
2. (-) Yogi Bear – $16,700,000
3. (1) The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader – $12,400,000
4. (-) The Fighter – $12,200,000
5. (2) The Tourist – $8,700,000
6. (3) Tangled – $8,670,000
7. (6) Black Swan – $8,300,000
8. (-) How Do You Know – $7,600,000
9. (4) Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – $4,645,000
10. (5) Unstoppable – $1,800,000