'Couples Retreat' wins US box office

Rex Features

Couples Retreat, starring Vince Vaughn, has debuted at the top of the US box office with $35 million.

The rom-com knocked off the horror-comedy Zombieland, which slipped to number two with $15 million over the weekend.

The animated feature Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs has fallen to the number three position with $12 million, followed by the 3D re-release of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 at number four with $7.6 million.

This week's highest climber comes from the horror film Paranormal Activity, which jumps 15 spots up to number five with $7 million.

Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis, charts at number six with $4.1 million, Ricky Gervais's The Invention Of Lying lands at number seven with $3.3 million, and Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It drops to number eight with $2.8 million.

Charting at number nine and ten respectively are Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story and the 2009 reboot of Fame.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (-) Couples Retreat - $35,340,000
2. (1) Zombieland - $15,000,000
3. (2) Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs - $12,000,000
4. (3) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) - $7,674,000
5. (20) Paranormal Activity - $7,066,000
6. (4) Surrogates - $4,115,000
7. (5) The Invention Of Lying - $3,370,000
8. (6) Whip It - $2,800,000
9. (8) Capitalism: A Love Story - $2,700,000
10. (7) Fame - $2,556,000