"Rango" has roped in the biggest opening weekend gross of the year thus far with a final total of $38.1 million in 3,900 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
The Paramount film, featuring Johnny Depp as the voice of a Wild West chameleon sheriff, is the first animated feature from Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects studio founded byGeorge Lucas in 1975.
Universal's mind-bending thriller "The Adjustment Bureau," starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, earned $21.2 in 2,800 domestic locations. It had a worldwide opening of $31.4 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:
1. "Rango," Paramount, $38,079,323, 3,917 locations, $9,722 average, $38,079,323, one week.
2. "The Adjustment Bureau," Universal, $21,157,730, 2,840 locations, $7,450 average, $21,157,730, one week.
3. "Beastly," CBS Films, $9,851,102, 1,952 locations, $5,047 average, $9,851,102, one week.
4. "Hall Pass," Warner Bros., $8,861,053, 2,950 locations, $3,004 average, $26,846,808, two weeks.
5. "Gnomeo and Juliet," Disney, $7,240,315, 2,984 locations, $2,426 average, $84,022,325, four weeks.
6. "Unknown," Warner Bros., $6,520,232, 2,913 locations, $2,238 average, $53,029,496, three weeks.
7. "Just Go With It," Sony, $6,431,246, 2,920 locations, $2,202 average, $88,131,316, four weeks.
8. "The King's Speech," Weinstein Co., $6,230,227, 2,240 locations, $2,781 average, $123,546,104, 15 weeks.
9. "I Am Number Four," Disney, $5,750,190, 2,903 locations, $1,981 average, $46,488,606, three weeks.
10. "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," Paramount, $4,277,128, 2,254 locations, $1,898 average, $68,828,539, four weeks.
11. "Take Me Home Tonight," Relativity Media, $3,464,679, 2,003 locations, $1,730 average, $3,464,679, one week.
12. "Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son," Fox, $3,281,157, 1,642 locations, $1,998 average, $33,250,835, three weeks.
13. "Drive Angry," Summit, $2,225,659, 2,290 locations, $972 average, $9,103,951, two weeks.
14. "The Fighter," Paramount, $1,118,397, 575 locations, $1,945 average, $92,037,546, 13 weeks.
15. "Black Swan," Fox Searchlight, $1,012,346, 681 locations, $1,487 average, $105,118,886, 14 weeks.
16. "True Grit," Paramount, $975,388, 725 locations, $1,345 average, $168,681,088, 11 weeks.
17. "Cedar Rapids," Fox Searchlight, $821,124, 235 locations, $3,494 average, $3,391,035, four weeks.
18. "Tangled," Disney, $790,248, 421 locations, $1,877 average, $195,784,588, 15 weeks.
19. "The Roommate," Sony/screen Gems, $585,489, 606 locations, $966 average, $36,845,772, five weeks.
20. "The Grace Card," LDP/SGF, $464,774, 296 locations, $1,570 average, $1,697,615, two weeks.