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'Despicable Me' claims top spot at US BO

Published Sunday, Jul 11 2010, 22:46 BST | By Marcell Minaya

Steve Carrell at the Despicable Me premiere

Despicable Me has debuted at the top of the US box office.

The animated feature, starring Steve Carrell as the lead voice, earned more than $60 million over the weekend.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse slipped to second place with $33 million, while the sci-fi action thriller Predators debuted at number three with $25 million, followed by Toy Story 3 and The Last Airbender.

Finally, The A-Team drops to number nine with $1.8 million and Cyrus takes the tenth spot with $1.3 million.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (-) Despicable Me - $60,117,000
2. (1) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $33,400,000
3. (-) Predators - $25,300,000
4. (3) Toy Story 3 - $22,000,000
5. (2) The Last Airbender - $17,150,000
6. (4) Grown Ups - $16,400,000
7. (5) Knight & Day - $7,850,000
8. (6) The Karate Kid - $5,700,000
9. (7) The A-Team - $1,800,000
10. (11) Cyrus - $1,375,000