Feeds
Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong entered the US box office chart at the top last weekend, taking $50.1m.
Kong's success forced last week's chart-topper, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, to second place. The C.S. Lewis adaptation earned $31.2m over the weekend, a 52% drop from the previous one.
The Family Stone enjoyed a modest opening in third place, whilst Harry Potter slipped another place to fourth.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) King Kong - $50.1m
2. (1) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - $31.2m
3. (-) The Family Stone - $12.7m
4. (3) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - $5.9m
5. (2) Syriana - $5.5m
6. (4) Walk the Line - $3.6m
7. (5) Yours, Mine and Ours - $3.4m
8. (-) Brokeback Mountain - $2.4m
9. (7) Just Friends - $2.0m
10. (6) Aeon Flux - $1.7m
