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LOS ANGELES (AFP) – British bad boy Russell Brand dominated the North American box office at the weekend, starring in both top-earning film "Hop" and second-placed classic remake "Arthur," industry data showed Monday.
Easter romp "Hop" remained atop the box office for a second straight week, with a gross of $21.3 million, for a two-week total to $67.8 million. Brand voices the character "E.B." in the film, the wayward son of the Easter Bunny.
In "Arthur," which debuted in second place with a relatively disappointing $12.4 million, he plays the lovable but irresponsible billionaire Arthur Bach in a role originated by Dudley Moore in the 1981 hit.
The original took nearly $100 million at the US box office and won two Oscars in 1981. The modest opening weekend numbers suggest the new version may struggle to repeat the feat.
"Hanna," a thriller about a teenage assassin, pulled in $12.2 million for third place in its debut. Saoirse Ronan stars as the 16-year-old girl raised by her widowed father (Eric Bana) in the wilds of North Finland.
In fourth place was "Soul Surfer," starring AnnaSophia Robb as a churchgoing teenage surfer who returns to the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack. It's based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton. It earned $10.6 million.
Horror flick "Insidious," in which a family finds itself living in a haunted house, picked up nearly $9.4 million in fifth place, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
"Your Highness" debuted in sixth place, also earning nearly $9.4 million. The comedy stars Danny McBride, who was the munitions expert in "Tropic Thunder" (2008), and James Franco as as princes on a mission to save their land. It was directed by David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express").
Jake Gyllenhaal's sci-fi thriller "Source Code" fell five spots to number seven, with $8.7 million in its second week. Gyllenhaal's character is part of a government experiment to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
"Limitless," in which Bradley Cooper plays an author who samples a revolutionary new drug, was eighth with $5.5 million.
Rounding out the top 10 were "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," with $4.8 million, followed by Matthew McConaughey' drama "The Lincoln Lawyer," which grossed $4.3 million.
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