The Disney kids’ flick, starring Hugh Jackman, took in a $27.3 million haul from Friday to Sunday, industry monitor Exhibitor Relations said.
Also in its premiere weekend The Ides of March scored a healthy open, surging to the number two spot with $10.4 million total.
Dolphin Tale, a feel-good family film about a boy who helps a dolphin get a prosthetic tail, dropped out of the top spot to third with $9.16 million, and $49.07 million to date.
Moneyball, a sports drama starring Brad Pitt as a baseball coach, was in the number four spot, taking in $7.5 million.
In fifth place was 50/50, a comedy about a 27-year-old man’s battle against cancer, which earned $5.5 million.
Courageous, a police drama, brought in $4.6 million in sixth place for the weekend.
Lion King – 3D still raked in $4.55 million in the seventh spot. It has earned $85.96 million so far in re-release.
Dream House, a thrillerstarring real-life couple Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, was in the eighth spot with $4.46 million.
What’s Your Number?, the Anna Faris comedy about her search among her exes for the love of her life, was in ninth place with $3.05 million.
Abduction, a thriller with Twilight star Taylor Lautner, was in the 10th spot with $2.9 million in earnings.