Despicable Me has debuted at the top of the US box office.
The animated feature, starring Steve Carrell as the lead voice, earned more than $60 million over the weekend.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse slipped to second place with $33 million, while the sci-fi action thriller Predators debuted at number three with $25 million, followed by Toy Story 3 and The Last Airbender.
Finally, The A-Team drops to number nine with $1.8 million and Cyrus takes the tenth spot with $1.3 million.
The US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Despicable Me – $60,117,000
2. (1) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – $33,400,000
3. (-) Predators – $25,300,000
4. (3) Toy Story 3 – $22,000,000
5. (2) The Last Airbender – $17,150,000
6. (4) Grown Ups – $16,400,000
7. (5) Knight & Day – $7,850,000
8. (6) The Karate Kid – $5,700,000
9. (7) The A-Team – $1,800,000
10. (11) Cyrus – $1,375,000
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