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Summary Mystery thriller Limitless has topped the North American weekend box office.
Mystery thriller Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper as an author who taps his full brain potential after sampling a revolutionary new drug, topped the North American weekend box office, preliminary data showed.The darkly comic film benefited from a charismatic lead actor in Cooper, of 2009 smash hit The Hangover, to make $19 million in its debut weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.In second place was Paramounts eccentric animated film Rango, with the voice talent of Johnny Depp in a tale about a chameleon who becomes sheriff to clean up the town of Dirt, had $15.3 million in ticket sales. Slipping from the top spot to third was Battle: Los Angeles, which tells the story of a unit of US Marines fighting invading aliens. The film took in $14.6 million across North America.The Matthew McConaughey-starring drama The Lincoln Lawyer debuted in the fourth spot, with $13.4 million, while British comic star Simon Peggs science fiction romp Paul took $13.1 million, also in its opening weekend.In sixth was Red Riding Hood, a gothic retelling of the classic fairy tale, starring Amanda Seyfried as a strong-willed teenager in a love triangle, had $7.2 million in sales as slid three spots in its second weekend.Thriller The Adjustment Bureau had $5.9 million in takings for the seventh spot, while Disneys Mars Needs Moms slipped three slots for this weekends number eight with $5.3 million in estimated sales. Ninth place went to critically panned teen romance flick Beastly with $3.2 million, ahead of comedy Hall Pass with $2.6 million.
