'Kick-Ass' claims No. 1 spot over 'Dragon'

LOS ANGELES – The top movies at the weekend box office have flip-flopped again, with the superhero comedy "Kick-Ass" edging out the animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon." Final studio numbers Monday have Lionsgate's "Kick-Ass" at No. 1 with $19.8 million. DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon," distributed by Paramount, ran a close No. 2 with $19.6 million. On Sunday, Paramount had estimated "How to Train Your Dragon" took in $20 million, good enough for the No. 1 spot, but the final number came in $400,000 lower. The same thing happened the previous weekend, when 20th Century Fox's "Date Night" was reported as No. 1 based on Sunday estimates. Final numbers Monday gave the box-office victory to the Warner Bros. release "Clash of the Titans." 1. "Kick-Ass," Lionsgate, $19,828,687, 3,065 locations, $6,469 average, $19,828,687, one week. 2. "How to Train Your Dragon," Paramount-DreamWorks Animation, $19,633,320, 3,825 locations, $5,133 average, $158,251,066, four weeks. 3. "Date Night," Fox, $16,720,038, 3,380 locations, $4,947 average, $48,666,799, two weeks. 4. "Death at a Funeral," Sony Screen Gems, $16,217,540, 2,459 locations, $6,595 average, $16,217,540, one week. 5. "Clash of the Titans," Warner Bros., $15,385,491, 3,753 locations, $4,100 average, $132,600,220, three weeks. 6. "The Last Song," Disney, $5,962,916, 2,767 locations, $2,155 average, $50,187,855, three weeks. 7. "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?", Lionsgate, $4,098,898, 1,859 locations, $2,205 average, $54,801,812, three weeks. 8. "Alice in Wonderland," Disney, $3,656,442, 2,024 locations, $1,807 average, $324,131,301, seven weeks. 9. "Hot Tub Time Machine," MGM, $3,490,471, 2,308 locations, $1,512 average, $42,449,935, four weeks. 10. "The Bounty Hunter," Sony, $3,084,020, 2,475 locations, $1,246 average, $60,261,888, five weeks. 11. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," Fox, $2,790,042, 2,142 locations, $1,303 average, $57,090,186, five weeks. 12. "Avatar," Fox, $1,002,814, 500 locations, $2,006 average, $745,023,267, 18 weeks. 13. "The Ghost Writer," Summit, $681,271, 480 locations, $1,419 average, $13,251,944, nine weeks. 14. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Music Box Films , $631,021, 152 locations, $4,151 average, $3,026,200, five weeks. 15. "Letters to God," Vivendi, $620,580, 714 locations, $869 average, $2,020,830, two weeks. 16. "Shutter Island," Paramount, $522,049, 602 locations, $867 average, $2,020,830, nine weeks. 17. "The Perfect Game," Slowhand Releasing, $510,000, 417 locations, $1,223 average, $510,000, one week. 18. "The Joneses," Roadside Attractions, $509,689, 193 locations, $2,641 average, $509,689, one week. 19. "Greenberg," Focus, $320,111, 172 locations, $1,861 average, $3,400,874, five weeks. 20. "Hubble 3D," Warner Bros., $307,794, 41 locations, $7,507 average, $3,279,965, five weeks. — AP