High Buget Movie

The Forbidden Kingdom," the first movie pairing of martial arts legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li, punched its way atop the North American box office on its debut weekend, industry data said Sunday.
According to preliminary figures from Exhibitor Relations, the Hollywood production about a kung fu-obsessed US teenager who journeys to China for high-kicking adventures raked in 20.9 million dollars on Friday and Saturday.

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" made its debut at number two with US and Canadian takings of 17.3 million dollars. The film featuring British comedian Russell Brand bills itself as "the world's first romantic disaster comedy."

Teen slasher flick "Prom Night," a remake of a 1980 horror film, earned 9.1 million dollars to take third spot after topping the charts on its debut last weekend.

Another entrant, "88 Minutes," was fourth with takings of 6.8 million, despite a critical mauling for Oscar-winner Al Pacino's turn as a college professor and part-time FBI psychiatrist hunting down a killer.

"Nim's Island," a youth-oriented tropical adventure with Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin, came in fifth with 5.7 million dollars.

In sixth was gambling drama "21," the former box-office topper which amassed 5.5 million on its fourth week of release, trailed by police action film "Street Kings," starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, with 4.0 million.

The animated "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" garnered eighth place with takings of 3.5 million dollars, followed by new satirical documentary "EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed" on 3.2 million.

In 10th came retro-football flick "Leatherheads," starring George Clooney and Renee Zellweger, on 3.0 million. That was followed by "Smart People" with 1.6 million and "Superhero Movie," which made 1.5 million.