'Happy Feet' pips Bond to top of US chart

New James Bond film Casino Royale was kept from the top of the US chart over the weekend by family animation Happy Feet.

Daniel Craig's first 007 outing scored $40.60m but was just bettered by Happy Feet's $42.32m.

Meanwhile, Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat movie venture slipped to third place after spending two weeks at the top.

The top ten:
1. (-) Happy Feet - $42.32m
2. (-) Casino Royale - $40.60m
3. (1) Borat - $14.35m
4. (2) Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - $8.22m
5. (4) Stranger Than Fiction - $6.60m
6. (3) Flushed Away - $6.18m
7. (6) Babel - $2.90m
8. (5) Saw III - $2.80m
9. (7) The Departed - $2.61m
10. (-) 8 Films To Die For - Horrorfest - $2.48m