Coens' 'Burn' ignites US box office

Joel and Ethan Coen's Burn After Reading is the number one film at the US box office.

The comedy, which revolves around a CIA agent who loses a disc containing his memoirs, grossed $19 million to secure the top spot.

New entries Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, Righteous Kill and The Women, along with The House Bunny, complete the top five.

Nicolas Cage action film Bangkok Dangerous, last week's number one, falls sharply to number eight with a 69% drop in ticket sales.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Burn After Reading - $19,404,000
2. (-) Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys - $18,020,000
3. (-) Righteous Kill - $16,500,000
4. (-) The Women - $10,088,000
5. (4) The House Bunny - $4,300,000
6. (2) Tropic Thunder - $4,180,000
7. (3) The Dark Knight - $4,015,000
8. (1) Bangkok Dangerous - $2,400,000
9. (5) Traitor - $2,132,000
10. (7) Death Race - $2,017,000