Rat beats Willis to US box office no. 1

Ratatouille, the story of a rat living in a restaurant in Paris, has beaten Die Hard 4.0 to the top of the US box office.

The film by Pixar features the voices of Ian Holm and Peter O'Toole and took $47.2 million in its first weekend.

Last week's number one Evan Almighty dropped down into third place.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. Ratatouille - $47.2 m
2. Live Free or Die Hard - $33.1m
3. Evan Almighty - $15.1m
4. 1408 - $10.6m
5. Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer - $9m
6. Knocked Up - $7.42m
7. Ocean's Thirteen - $6.05m
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - $5.01m
9. Sicko - $4.5m
10. Evening - $3.51m