Megamind Steals U.S. Box Office

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In its first weekend in theaters, DreamWorks Animation's MEGAMIND stole the top spot for the weekend Nov. 5-7, 2010. The superhero spoof collected $47.7 million.

Warner Bros.' DUE DATE debuted in second. With visual effects from Method Studios, the road trip comedy drove away with $33.5 million.

Lionsgate's FOR COLORED GIRLS placed third, earning $20.1 million.

Summit's RED slipped one slot to fourth, wrapping up $8.86 million. The comics-inspired flick has a cume of $71.9 million.

Lionsgate's SAW 3D plummeted from first to fifth with a new haul of $8.2 million. The torture film raised its cume to $38.8 million.

Paramount's PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 scared up $7.3 million. The record-breaking horror film has made $77.2 million to date.

Paramount's JACKASS 3-D landed in seventh with $5.1 million. The stunt spectacular has amassed $110.8 million.

Warner Bros.' HEREAFTER appeared in eighth with $4.02 million. With vfx from Scanline, the supernatural drama lifts its cume to $28.7 million.

Buena Vista's SECRETARIAT placed ninth with $4 million. With vfx from Lola Visual Effects, the feel-good true story has receipts totaling $51 million.

Sony's THE SOCIAL NETWORK closed out the top ten with an additional $3.6 million. With vfx from Lola Visual Effects, the Facebook tale has a cume of $85 million.

Box office numbers were obtained on boxofficemojo.com.






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