The top movies at the North American box office

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Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on Oct. 30, led by the Michael Jackson concert movie "This Is It," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) This Is It ........................ $21.3 million

2 (1) Paranormal Activity ............... $16.5 million

3 (4) Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 7.3 million

4 (5) Couples Retreat ................... $ 6.1 million

5 (2) Saw VI ............................ $ 5.6 million

6 (3) Where the Wild Things Are.......... $ 5.1 million

7 (8) The Stepfather .................... $ 3.4 million

=8 (6) Astro Boy ......................... $ 3.0 million

=8(11) Amelia ............................ $ 3.0 million

10 (7) Cirque du Freak ................... $ 2.8 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release. "This Is It" was released on Wednesday.

TOTALS TO DATE

Couples Retreat ................... $ 86.7 million

Paranormal Activity ............... $ 84.8 million

Where the Wild Things Are ......... $ 61.8 million

Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 51.4 million

This Is it ........................ $ 32.5 million

The Stepfather .................... $ 24.7 million

Saw VI ............................ $ 22.8 million

Astro Boy ......................... $ 10.9 million

Cirque du Freak ................... $ 10.5 million

Amelia ............................ $ 8.3 million

"This Is It" was released by Columbia Pictures and "The Stepfather" by Screen Gems. Both are units of Sony Corp.

"Paranormal Activity" was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc Inc.

"Law Abiding Citizen" was released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp.

"Couples Retreat" and "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" were released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co.

"Where the Wild Things Are" was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.

"Saw VI" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

"Amelia" was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, a unit of News Corp.

"Astro Boy" was released by closely held Summit Entertainment.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman: Editing by Eric Walsh)

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