Actor Seth Rogen's superhero film The Green Hornet stung competition at the US box office after taking profits of $34 million (£22.7m) this weekend.
Director Michael Gondry's big screen adaptation about a richboy-turned masked vigilantr opened at the top spot according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
Ron Howard's new comedy The Dilemma, starring Kevin James and Vince Vaughn opened at number 2 with $17.4 million (£11.6m) in earnings.
The Coen brother's western True Grit slipped from one to three with $11.2 million (£7.5m)
The top five are made up by The King's Speech and Darren Aronofsky's ballet thriller Black Swan, with $9.1 million (£6.1m) and $8.1 million (£5.4m) respectively.
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