The film co-stars Napoleon Dynamite actor Jon Heder (right)

The film, which follows two rival ice skaters who pair up as the first ever male figure skating duo, took $33m (�16.7m) in its first three days.

The figure is more than half of the film's $60m (�30m) budget.

Last week's number one, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie TMNT, slipped to fourth place while Disney's Meet The Robinsons entered at number two.

US/CANADA BOX OFFICE 1) Blades of Glory ($33m) 2) Meet The Robinsons ($25.1m) 3) 300 ($11.2m) 4) TNMT ($9.2m) 5) Wild Hogs ($8.4m) 6) Shooter ($8m) 7) Premonition ($5.1m) 8) The Last Mimzy ($4m) 9) The Hills Have Eyes ($3.9m) 10) Reign Over Me ($3.7m) Source: Media By Numbers

Meet The Robinsons, which took $25.1m (�12.7m), centres on a nerdy orphan who is whisked away to a goofy futuristic world in a time machine.

It was extensively reworked by John Lasseter, who took charge of Disney's struggling animation operations last year after Disney bought Pixar Animation Studios, where he was the creative chief behind Toy Story.

Former number one 300 took third place, adding $11.2m (�5.68m) to its takings. It has now grossed $300m (�150m) worldwide.

Mr Bean claimed the top spot at the international box office

Disney's Wild Hogs completed the top five, slipping one place with $8.4m (�4.31m).

After a month where takings were up, the North American box office was down 13% from the same weekend last year, when animated comedy Ice Age: The Adventure was at number one.

But audiences are up by 4% on last year, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

Outside the US and Canada, Mr Bean's Holiday topped the international box office with estimated takings of $33.3m (�16.9m).

The Rowan Atkinson film topped the chart in 21 of the 24 countries where it was released over the weekend, including the UK, according to estimates.

It marks the best-ever opening weekend for British production company Working Title, beating the $26m (�13m) opening for Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason in 2004.