Top 5 dominators of North American box office

No.5: Role Models

The raunchy comedy Role Models remained at No. 5. The film took in a better-than-expected $19.3 million in its opening week. Pre-release forecasts had the film opening in the 11 million dollar range. Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd play two guys, sentenced to act as big brothers for a pair of troubled youngsters. The film is a Universal Pictures release.

No.4: Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa

Ticket sales for DreamWorks Animation's cartoon sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa have hit $63.5 million dollars. Box office figures in the United States and Canada were substantially higher than expected. Pundits had predicted an opening in the 50-million-dollar range. The kid-friendly comedy is about a group of zoo-raised animals on the lam. Its 2005 predecessor, Madagascar, managed only 47.2 million dollars during its first three days. The first film enjoyed a total box of 193.6 million dollars in the US.

No.3: Bolt

Another major debut last weekend was Walt Disney's 3-D animated Bolt. The film earned 27 million dollars putting it in third place. The film features the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. Bolt follows the cross-country journey of a dog who stars as a TV superhero, but realizes sadly he has no magical powers once he is separated from his TV role.

No.2: Quantum of Solace

Last weekend's No. 1 Quantum of Solace, came second with 27.4 million dollars. The latest James Bond extravaganza has now grossed 109.5 million in North America. It shot past the 100 million mark faster than any other film in the franchise history. Quantum has earned over 309 million dollars internationally. Swiss-German filmmaker Marc Forster directed the film in which Bond travels the world - battling a villain who wants to seize control of the world's natural resources. Along the way, the vengeful 007 earns the enmity of British and U.S. spy agencies.

No.1: Twilight

Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight enjoyed the biggest opening ever for a female director. The film blew past the previous standard of $41.1 million set by Mimi Leder's Deep Impact in 1998. Stephenie Meyer's original novel of forbidden love between brooding Vampire Edward Cullen and bookish high schooler Bella Swan, has a huge fan base among girls. It was fans of the book that propelled Twilight well above the expected box office take of around 50 million dollars.