Monday
Apr182011
Rio is #1 at Box Office
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 6:07AM 
Animated family comedy Rio has topped the North American box office according to initial figures.
The film about a birdnapped macaw, which features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway, took in $40 million over the weekend.
It was the best opening weekend takings so far this year, beating another animated comedy, Rango, by $2 million.
Horror sequel Scream 4 - the first film in the franchise for 11 years - entered the chart at two with $19.3m.
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