Disney’s animated guinea pigs beat out the teen wizard to top the weekend box office. G-Force [GFORC] grossed an estimated $32.15 million as cute talking animals proved irresistible to family audiences.
After captivating the box office last weekend, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince [HPOT6] wore off 61% in its second outing to $30 million. The sixth film in the series has booked $221.8 million in 12 days.
The romantic comedy The Ugly Truth [UGLYT] scored $27.0 million to debut in third place. Sony successfully positioned the R-rated film as a battle of the sexes between the attractive leads Katherine Heigl [KHEIG] and Gerard Butler [GBUTL].
Horror fans took in Orphan [ORPHA] to a fourth placing $12.77 million. The R-rated film with no major stars performed better than expected for Warner Bros..
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | G-FORCE | $32,152,000 | $32,152,000 |
| 2 | HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE | $30,000,000 | $221,834,000 |
| 3 | THE UGLY TRUTH | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 |
| 4 | ORPHAN | $12,770,000 | $12,770,000 |
| 5 | ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS | $8,200,000 | $171,290,671 |
| 6 | TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN | $8,000,000 | $379,090,000 |
| 7 | THE HANGOVER | $6,465,000 | $247,077,000 |
| 8 | THE PROPOSAL | $6,423,000 | $140,086,000 |
| 9 | PUBLIC ENEMIES | $4,169,620 | $88,095,850 |
| 10 | BRUNO | $2,719,325 | $56,515,845 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): GFORC, HPOT6, UGLYT, KHEIG, GBUTL, ORPHA