Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the three days beginning on March 18, led by thriller "Limitless," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1 (*) Limitless ……………………. $ 19.0 million
2 (2) Rango ……………………….. $ 15.3 million
3 (1) Battle: Los Angeles …… $ 14.6 million
4 (*) The Lincoln Lawyer ……. $ 13.4 million
5 (*) Paul ……………………………. $ 13.2 million
6 (3) Red Riding Hood ………. $ 7.3 million
7 (4) The Adjustment Bureau $ 5.9 million
8 (5) Mars Needs Moms …….. $ 5.3 million
9 (6) Beastly ……………………….. $ 3.3 million
10 (7) Hall Pass …………………. $ 2.6 million
NOTES: Last weekend’s rankings in parenthesis; (*) = new release.
CUMULATIVE TOTALS:
Rango ……………………………. $ 92.6 million
Battle: Los Angeles ………. $ 60.6 million
The Adjustment Bureau … $ 48.8 million
Hall Pass ………………………. $ 39.6 million
Red Riding Hood ………….. $ 26.0 million
Beastly ………………………….. $ 22.2 million
Limitless ………………………. $ 19.0 million
Mars Needs Moms ………. $ 15.4 million
The Lincoln Lawyer ………. $ 13.4 million
Paul ………………………………. $ 13.2 million
"Limitless" was released by closely held Relativity Media.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" was released by the movie studio wing of Lions Gate Entertainment.
"Battle: Los Angeles" was released by the movie studio division of Sony Corp.
"Rango" was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
"The Adjustment Bureau" and "Paul" were released by Universal Pictures, which is controlled by NBC Universal parent Comcast Corp.
"Beastly" was released by CBS Films, a unit of CBS Corp.
"Mars Needs Moms" was distributed by studio division of The Walt Disney Co.
"Red Riding Hood" and "Hall Pass" were released by Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
