User blog:Ceauntay/'Rio' Tops 'Scooby-Doo! The Movie' and 'Scream 4' for Box Office Glory

With the trend of animation domination continuing forth, "Rio" beat out the pack by doubling its closest competitor over the weekend of April 15-17, 2011. The Anne Hathaway and Jamie Foxx spearheaded bird-based flick did quite well for itself during its first few days of release by pulling in as estimated $41 million in ticket sales.

Running to the second spot at the box office was the animated mystery film "Scooby-Doo! The Movie", which collects another $25.4 million, falling 50 percent from last weekend, which was the top box office champion for two weeks straight.

The third spot at the box office goes to the much-publicized spoof horror movie "Scream 4," which pulled in an approximate take of $19.5 million from moviegoers anxious to see the latest offering from the hit franchise.

Rounding out the top five were "Hop" ($11.5 million) and "Soul Surfer" ($7.7 million).