'Fantastic Four' rides &#36;57M wave to top
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Hollywood's superhero foursome is still fantastic at the box office. The 20th Century Fox sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" debuted as the No. 1 weekend flick with $57.4 million in sales, slightly surpassing the $56.1 million opening of "Fantastic Four" two years ago, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," a film based on the hit series of novels dreamed up by billionaire author J.K. Rowling, brought in $44.8 million on its first day in theaters.
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It&#039;s a given that the  Man of Steel will lead this weekend&#039;s box office as &quot;Superman  Returns&quot; moves into 4,065 engagements on Friday.
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In Hollywood, box-office  records exist to be broken. Last month saw several records fall  as Sony Pictures&#39; &quot;Spider-Man 3,&quot; and then the Walt Disney  Studios&#39; &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; stormed the  multiplex.
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The animated tale about a family of superheroes remains number-one at the North American theaters taking in 51 million dollars US.
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Movie-goers showed that they weren't afraid of the "Boogeyman," pushing the horror flick to the top of the weekend box office with a &#36;19.5 million debut.
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Here is a list of the top five movies that are topping the charts.
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Sequels to Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter help propel US box office takings to a new summer record.
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Studio estimates show Cage&#39;s &quot;National Treasure&quot; debuted as the top weekend movie with 35-point-three (m) million dollars.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ancient epic "300" came out fighting at the North American box office during its first day of release, and immediately staked out what's shaping up as a potentially record-breaking weekend.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow soared to the top of the   weekend box-office, earning an estimated &#36;16.2 million.
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LOS ANGELES  - As the summer sequels keep washing up on the shore, 20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" managed to establish a beachhead this past weekend.
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&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with  weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of  just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on  Sunday.
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Arts & entertainment: New York monster movie from Lost's JJ Abrams opens in top spot with record-breaking haul
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SYDNEY  - "Ocean's Twelve" sailed to  the top of the international box office this weekend, and "The  Incredibles" flew past $300 million during a busy period that  also saw encouraging debuts for "Ray" and "The Aviator."
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&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; worked like magic in its U.S. box office debut,  whipping up $44.8 million for the biggest Wednesday ever,  according to studio estimates released on Thursday.
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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" logged a fourth week atop the  foreign box office as its total raced to $305.5 million after a  hefty $55 million weekend from 40 countries.