LOS ANGELES - "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" caught box-office heat with a US$34.5 million debut, while Eddie Murphy flopped as his comedy "Meet Dave" opened with just $5.3 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC are:

1. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Universal, $34,539,115, 3,204 locations, $10,780 average, $34,539,115, one week.

2. "Hancock," Sony, $32,080,560, 3,965 locations, $8,091 average, $164,115,004, two weeks.

3. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," Warner Bros., $21,018,141, 2,811 locations, $7,477 average, $21,018,141, one week.

4. "WALL-E," Disney, $18,793,588, 3,849 locations, $4,883 average, $163,055,900, three weeks.

5. "Wanted," Universal, $11,996,175, 3,157 locations, $3,800 average, $112,455,060, three weeks.

6. "Get Smart," Warner Bros., $7,201,376, 3,086 locations, $2,334 average, $111,564,176, four weeks.

7. "Meet Dave," Fox, $5,251,918, 3,011 locations, $1,744 average, $5,251,918, one week.

8. "Kung Fu Panda," Paramount, $4,411,412, 2,704 locations, $1,631 average, $202,154,311, six weeks.

9. "The Incredible Hulk," Universal, $2,324,345, 1,945 locations, $1,195 average, $129,905,435, five weeks.

10. "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," Picturehouse, $2,303,054, 1,849 locations, $1,246 average, $10,992,641, four weeks.

11. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Paramount, $2,260,327, 1,664 locations, $1,358 average, $310,487,614, eight weeks.

12. "Sex and the City," Warner Bros., $1,603,396, 1,025 locations, $1,564 average, $148,105,143, seven weeks.

13. "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," Sony, $1,071,854, 939 locations, $1,141 average, $96,910,739, six weeks.

14. "Iron Man," Paramount, $939,134, 710 locations, $1,323 average, $313,421,025, 11 weeks.

15. "The Love Guru," Paramount, $549,853, 909 locations, $605 average, $31,411,051, four weeks.

16. "Mongol," Picturehouse, $532,439, 252 locations, $2,113 average, $4,355,846, six weeks.

17. "The Happening," Fox, $446,470, 510 locations, $875 average, $63,356,470, five weeks.

18. "The Visitor," Overture Films, $267,676, 167 locations, $1,603 average, $8,534,730, 14 weeks.

19. "What Happens in Vegas," Fox, $265,951, 286 locations, $930 average, $79,201,583, 10 weeks.

20. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," Disney, $258,898, 286 locations, $905 average, $139,336,468, nine weeks.

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