Deposits "Rio" at the top of the ticket of the new

The Easter holidays has delivered a bounty to cartoons as Rio held first place for a second weekend of law. Blue Sky Studios / 20th Century Fox

The villainous cockatoo Nigel tells her story in song (and 3 - d) comedy Rio.

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The villainous cockatoo Nigel tells her story in song (and 3 - d) comedy Rio.

3D comedy took $ 26.8 million, according to estimates from the studio of the Hollywood.com box-office tracking firm. The film has generated 81.3 million in 10 days, almost to recover its budget of $ 90 million. Film received a release in a timely manner as children of school age on break for Friday gave the cartoon a surge.The course was enough to repel a sweep of the new arrivals, including later Tyler Perry, large family of Madea United, who took the second with $ 25.8 million.Although some analysts should Madea to take top place with a higher opening, the debut will mark another cost-effective project for the Perry based in Atlanta, which retains its costs of production below $ 20 million, making him one of most viable filmmakers in the industry.Perry has never been as popular with film critics, though. Two-thirds gave the film a negative review, according to film review site RottenTomatoes.com.Robert Pattinson water for elephants drama scored better with critics, 51% of them gave the film a thumb-up. The film was third with $ 17.5 million, landing in its modest projections.Caricature of Easter Hop received a boost of the feast, kept in the top five one right fourth weekend. Hop won $ 12.5 million, which lifted its total gross to $ 100.5 million.Horror/comedy from Wes Craven Scream 4 was in fifth place with $ 7.2 million, followed by the documentary of Disney cats African, who was sixth with $ 6.4 million, meeting expectations of most analysts.Final figures are due today.For more information on reprints & permissions, see our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards editor Brent Jones. Review of the publication in the journal, please send your comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include the name, telephone number, city and State for the purposes of verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com.We have updated the guidelines of Conversation. Changes include a brief review of moderation and an explanation on how to use the button "report abuse". To learn more.