Hollywood Box-Office: Hop Leads Over Hanna

Universal Pictures’ Hop remained on top of the North American box-office chart for the second consecutive weekend despite a drop in collections. It added US $21.3 million to its kitty to take its 10-day total to $67.8 million. Hanna, Arthur and Soul Surfer debuted in the Top 5 chart at positions 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Hanna collected $12.4 million in its debut weekend to come in second. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Arthur was a close third. It collected $12.2 million in its first weekend. Soul Surfer came in fourth. It debuted with a take of $10.6 million. FilmDistrict’s Insidious was the only other holdover from the previous weekend. It grossed $9.4 million in its second weekend. Falling two places, it took its total for 10 days to $26.7 million.