With the trend of animation domination continuing forth, "Rio" beat out the pack by doubling its closest competitor over the weekend of April 15-17, 2011.
The Anne Hathaway and Jamie Foxx spearheaded bird-based flick did quite well for itself during its first few days of release by pulling in as estimated $41 million in ticket sales.
Battling against himself at the box office, Russell Brand saw two of his just-released films compete for the top spot at the box office over the weekend of April 8-10, 2011.
The British funnyman's bunny-based caper "Hop" ended up edging out the rest of the pack - claiming the pole position for the second straight week with an estimated $21.6 million in earnings.
Getting a healthy start as it opened in theaters on Friday, the family comedy film "Hop" never looked back en route to topping the box office over the weekend of April 1-3, 2011.
The bunny-based picture starring Russell Brand and James Marsden did well for itself while pulling in an estimated $38.1 million in ticket sales.