Chihuahua barks to US box office number one
Beverly Hills Chihuahua claims the top spot at US box office
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The family comedy, which features Drew Barrymore as the voice of a pampered pet who gets lost in Mexico, took $29 million (£16.5 million) in its first three days on release to debut at number one.
With seven new films released, three of which failed to dent the top ten, Beverly Hills Chihuahua's success is "terrific", according to Disney president of distribution Chuck Viane.
"It's not easy to compete when there is that much distraction and people are being pulled in every direction," he told Variety.
Last week's number one Eagle Eye, starring Shia LaBeouf, fell to second, while Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, featuring Juno actor Michael Cera, recouped nearly all of its production costs to debut in third with $12.2 million (£6.8 million).
Ed Harris' new Western Appaloosa climbed to fifth, while two new politically-themed releases also reached the top ten after their opening weekend.
An American Carol, a supposed satire of Hollywood's liberal politics, debuted in ninth while Religulous, comedian Bill Maher's documentary about organised religion, charted at ten.
Simon Pegg's new comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People failed to make a huge impression on US cinemagoers with just $1.4 million (£797,000) in its first three days on release.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua achieves Disney's best ever October opening to claim top spot at US box office
Chihuahua barks to US box office number one
Beverly Hills Chihuahua has achieved Disney's best ever October opening to claim the top spot at the US box office.
The family comedy, which features Drew Barrymore as the voice of a pampered pet who gets lost in Mexico, took $29 million (£16.5 million) in its first three days on release to debut at number one.
With seven new films released, three of which failed to dent the top ten, Beverly Hills Chihuahua's success is "terrific", according to Disney president of distribution Chuck Viane.
"It's not easy to compete when there is that much distraction and people are being pulled in every direction," he told Variety.
Last week's number one Eagle Eye, starring Shia LaBeouf, fell to second, while Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, featuring Juno actor Michael Cera, recouped nearly all of its production costs to debut in third with $12.2 million (£6.8 million).
Ed Harris' new Western Apppaloosa opened in fifth, while two new politically-themed releases also reached the top ten after their opening weekend on release.
An American Carol, a supposed satire of Hollywood's liberal politics, debuted in ninth while Religulous, comedian Bill Maher's documentary about organised religion, charted at ten.
Simon Pegg's new comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People failed to make a huge impression on US cinemagoers with just $1.4 million (£797,000) in its first three days on release.
The top ten films at the US box office are: (last week's position)
1 Beverly Hills Chihuahua (-)
2 Eagle Eye (1)
3 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (-)
4 Nights in Rodanthe (2)
5 Appaloosa (37)
6 Lakeview Terrace (3)
7 Burn After Reading (5)
8 Fireproof (4)
9 An American Carol ()
10 Religulous ()