The Game Plan, the latest movie to star former WWE wrestler The Rock, has debuted at the top spot in the US box office chart.

The family comedy managed to hold off competition from Jamie Foxx's new action drama The Kingdom, which went in at number two.

Last week's number one Resident Evil: Extinction slipped down to third, while the only other new entry came from Across The Universe, the musical based around the Beatles' songbook.

The top ten movies in full:

1. (-) The Game Plan - $22,675,000
2. (-) The Kingdom - $17,685,000
3. (1) Resident Evil: Extinction - $8,000,000
4. (2) Good Luck Chuck - $6,300,000
5. (4) 3:10 to Yuma - $4,160,000
6. (3) The Brave One - $3,685,000
7. (3) Mr. Woodcock -$3,000,000
8. (5) Eastern Promises - $2,891,839
9. (6) Sydney White - $2,650,000
10. (-) Across The Universe - $2,050,000