The Lion King 3D

The Lion King 3D

The Lion King 3D has remained at the top of the U.S. box office - narrowly holding off the challenge from Moneyball.

This is a second week at the top for the Disney re-release as it took a further $22.1 million this weekend.

Brad Pitt had to settle for second with Moneyball, which is directed by Bennett Miller and also stars Jonah Hill and Robin Wright.

The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Four out of the top five movies this week were new entries as Dolphin Tale, Abduction and Killer Elite entered the chart at three, four and five.

Contagion and Drive both fell four places to six and seven while The Help and Straw Dogs were also down four at eight and nine.

I Don't Know How She Does It rounded off the top ten with a four place fall from last week's number six.

1. (-) The Lion King 3D - $22.1 million
2. (-) Moneyball - $20.6 million
3. (-) Dolphin Tale - $20.3 million
4. (-) Abduction- $11.2 million
5. (-) Killer Elite - $9.5 million
6. (2) Contagion - $8.6 million
7. (3) Drive - $5.8 million
8. (4) The Help - $4.4 million
9. (5) Straw Dogs - $2.1 million
10. (6) I Don't Know How She Does It - $2.05 million


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