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Los Angeles - Southern society drama The Help overtook four new releases to take the top spot at the domestic weekend box office, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters on Sunday.
The Help, in its second weekend in theatres, rang up $20.5m in US and Canadian ticket sales, distributor Walt Disney Co said.
Sci-fi movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes took second place with $16.3m during its third weekend. New family film Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, the fourth instalment in the franchise, finished third with $12m.
The Help was produced by DreamWorks. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp Dimension Films, a unit of the closely held Weinstein Co, released the fourth Spy Kids movie.
The Help, in its second weekend in theatres, rang up $20.5m in US and Canadian ticket sales, distributor Walt Disney Co said.
Sci-fi movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes took second place with $16.3m during its third weekend. New family film Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, the fourth instalment in the franchise, finished third with $12m.
The Help was produced by DreamWorks. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp Dimension Films, a unit of the closely held Weinstein Co, released the fourth Spy Kids movie.
