Below are the top 12 weekend estimates from the North American box office:

1. Taken - $24,625,000
2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop - $14,000,000
3. The Uninvited - $10,512,000
4. Hotel For Dogs - $8,706,000
5. Gran Torino - $8,600,000
6. Slumdog Millionaire - $7,680,000
7. Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans - $$7,200,000
8. New In Town - $6,750,000
9. My Blood Valentine 3-D - $4,260,000
10. Inkheart - $3,700,000
11. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - $3,611,000
12. Bride Wars - $3,570,000

Overall, the US Box Office was down 20% on last weekend's total gross, despite some strong takings from some new openers and returning films.

The number one film for the weekend is TAKEN, the Liam Neeson action/thriller flick. This film has already played well overseas for several months prior to the US domestic release, and has scored very well this weekend and will likely be a good earner in the long run for distributor Fox.

THE UNINVITED was another opener this weekend, landing in third spot. This horror film has an okay start but may drop off quickly in the next week.

The other new opener for the weekend is the Renee Zellweger romantic comedy NEW IN TOWN, which did not set the world on fire with a very average $6.75M.

The remaining films held as expected, with the notable exception of UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS which plummeted to seventh spot. Following the path of its predecessers, the film should disappear from the top 12 as early as next week.

The US Box Office took in an estimated total of $103.2 million for the whole of the weekend 30 January - 1 February 2009.