Teen thriller The Roommate has topped the US box office in its opening weekend.
The film, which stars Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester as a psychotic student, took $15.6 million, beating out the James Cameron-produced Sanctum, which took only $9.2 million.
Natalie Portman’s romantic comedy No Strings Attached falls one place to third this week, taking $8.4 million, followed closely by the Academy Award-tipped The King’s Speech with $8.3 million.
Rounding out the top five is the Seth Rogen superhero comedy The Green Hornet, which takes $6.1 million.
Next weekend sees the release of four new films, including Justin Bieber’s debut Never Say Never and the new Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It.
This week’s US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Roommate – $15,600,000
2. (-) Sanctum 3D – $9,225,000
3. (2) No Strings Attached – $8,400,000
4. (5) The King’s Speech – $8,310,000
5. (4) The Green Hornet – $6,100,000
6. (1) The Rite – $5,565,000
7. (3) The Mechanic – $5,370,000
8. (6) True Grit – $4,750,000
9. (7) The Dilemma – $3,448,000
10. (8) Black Swan – $3,400,000