'Ice Age' still reigns at US box office

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown held on at the top of the US chart last weekend, seeing off four new entries.

The animated sequel took around half of last week's figure with $34.5m, which still left it respectably ahead of the weekend's strongest new entry ,The Benchwarmers, which took $20.5m. Meltdown's earnings over the weekend brought its cumulative earnings to $116.4m, making it the first film of the year to pass the $100m mark in the US, according to BBC News Online.

Take the Lead debuted in third place, with former number one Inside Man and new entry Luncy Number Slevin completing the top five.

The top ten in full:
1. (1) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $34.5m
2. (-) The Benchwarmers - $20.5m
3. (-) Take the Lead -$12.8m
4. (2) Inside Man - $9.2m
5. (-) Lucky Number Slevin $7.1m
6. (4) Failure to Launch - $4.1m
7. (3) ATL -$3.8m
8. (5) V for Vendetta - $3.4m
9 (-) Phat Girlz - $3.1m
10. (13) Thank You for Smoking - $2.4m