Animated animal comedy "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" galloped to the top of the North American weekend box office, final industry figures showed Monday. The Dreamworks movie, with Hollywood stars such as Ben Stiller and Chris Rock providing the voices for the wise-cracking zoo animals, earned 63.1 million dollars in its premier weekend, according to Exhibitor Relations. The family-friendly sequel ...

Disney's clean-cut "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" kept would-be porn stars Zack and Miri at bay to keep its top slot on the North American weekend earnings list, final industry figures showed Monday. The preteen-targeting sing-along earned 15 million dollars in weekend ticket sales -- paltry for the top earner, in a weekend that saw the overall box office ...

"Max Payne" marked a successful transition from video game star to hero of the silver screen as the film debuted atop the North American box office, preliminary figures showed Sunday. Fox's noir, fantasy-tinged movie, based on the best-selling video game and starring Mark Wahlberg as a tragedy-stricken undercover New York cop hell-bent on revenge, racked up 18 million dollars ...