The
film
Rio
has
beaten
Robert
Pattinson's
much-hyped
movie
Water
for
Elephants,
which
has
been
released
this
weekend,
at
the
Box
Office.
The
20th
Century
Fox
movie
has
continued
to
enjoy
the
glory
of
topping
the
chart
for
the
third
week.
According
to
Box
Office
records,
it
has
become
the
highest
grossing
movie
of
the
year
2011.
Rio
debuted
with
$39.2
million
during
its
opening
weekend
on
approximately
6,400
screens
at
3,826
theaters.
So
far,
the
movie
has
earned
$81,261,000
in
North
America
along
with
an
estimated
$204,700,000
in
other
territories,
which
totals
up
to
$286,000,000
worldwide.
The
3D
animation
movie
has
earned
26.8
million
last
weekend.
Madea's
Big
Happy
Family
is
in
the
second
spot
with
its
earning
$25.8
million,
while
Water
for
Elephants
is
in
number
three
position
with
it
collection
reaching
$17.5
million
in
the
opening
week.
The
following
is
the
Box
Office
report
of
top
ten
movies
for
April
22-24:
1.
Rio
-
$26.8
million
2.
Madea's
Big
Happy
Family
-
$25.8
million
3.
Water
for
Elephants
-
$17.5
million
4.
Hop
-
$12.5
million
5.
Scream
4
-
$7.2
million
6.
African
Cats
-
$6.4
million
7.
Soul
Surfer
-
$5.6
million
8.
Insidious
-
$5.4
million
9.
Hanna
-
$5.3
million
10.
Source
Code
-
$5
million