 Amy Adams is transported into modern-day New York in Enchanted |
Modern-day fairytale Enchanted has topped North America's box office chart for a second week, taking $17m (�8.3m). The Disney film earned twice as much as its closest rival, family comedy This Christmas, which made $8.4m (�4.1m).
Animated fantasy Beowulf remained in third place with receipts of $7.9m (�3.8m) on its third week on the chart.
The only new entry in the list was thriller Awake, starring Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen, which debuted at number four with $6m (�2.9m).
Video game-inspired film Hitman completed the top five, falling one place from last week.
 | NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE 1. Enchanted - $17m (�8.3m) 2. This Christmas - $8.4m (�4.1m) 3. Beowulf - $7.9m (�3.8m) 4. Awake - $6m (�2.9m) 5. Hitman - $5.8m (�2.8m) Source: Media By Numbers |
The top 12 movies took in $76.6m (�37.2m), down 6% from the same weekend last year.
"After the strength of the summer, we expected the fall would follow suit, and it just hasn't done that," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.
"It's a good crop of films, but the marketplace just has not been able to rise above the levels we were hitting last year at this time," he added.
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