Mel's Mayan movie leads weekend box office
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"Apocalypto," Mel Gibson's first film since his anti-Semitic tirade last summer, led the North American box office with three-day ticket sales of $14.2 million in its first weekend, distributor Walt Disney Co. said on Sunday.
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"Hero," Jet Li's acclaimed martial-arts epic, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and a gang of superbabies to debut as the top weekend film with &#36;17.8 million.
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&quot;Transformers,&quot; the big-budget  movie about alien robots battling on Earth, raked in $67.6  million at box offices over the weekend to land at No. 1 and  bring its seven-day total to a record $152.6 million, according  to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Canadian distributor  Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution is nursing its  way to bigger box office for Michael Moore&#39;s &quot;Sicko.&quot;
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ÂThe IncrediblesÂ topped the weekend box office, bringing in an estimated $70.7 million, while Paramount's ÂAlfieÂ opened to a dismal $6.5 million.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" hauled in $142.1 million to commandeer the record for best Memorial Day weekend debut, capping a huge month that puts Hollywood on track for record summer business.
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The Internet buzz over "Snakes on a Plane" turned out to be nothing to hiss about. The high-flying thriller preceded by months of unprecedented Web buildup technically debuted as the No. 1 movie, but with a modest $15.25 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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The Jodie Foster revenge thriller "The Brave One" bested last week's winner "3:10 to Yuma" to become the leader at the weekend box office with $13.5 million in ticket sales.
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Following are the top 10 movies at  the North American box office for the three-day weekend  beginning May 25, led by new release &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean:  At World&#39;s End,&quot; according to studio estimates released on  Sunday.
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Consumers buy 4.1 million copies of the Mel Gibson film; trails the 8 million by &#39;Finding Nemo.&#39;. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - DVD sales of Mel Gibson&#39;s blockbuster &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot; topped 4 million after
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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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Moviegoers got their motors running  and drove the all-star comedy "Wild Hogs" to the top spot at  the weekend box office in North America.
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Over the extended Labor Day holiday, Disney's feel-good football flick   outscored all competition, earning $15.2 million from Friday through   Monday, according to preliminary studio figures.
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"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" caught a wave of moviegoers to the No. 1 spot at the weekend North American box office, according to studio estimates as of Sunday morning.
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Sci-fi action film "Transformers" smashed another box-office record by grossing $29.1 million on its second full day of release -- the most ever for a July 4 holiday, according to figures released on Thursday.
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&quot;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow&quot; took the top spot at the weekend box office -- a rarity for an original science fiction film.
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The "Miami Vice" speedboat overtook the "Pirates of the Caribbean" juggernaut to capture the top spot at the weekend box office.