Kung Fu Panda 3 claws to the top of the box office

DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 3 went straight to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend.

The animated comedy took an estimated $41 million which falls a few million short of its predecessor, Kung Fu Panda 2, which opened with $47.7 million domestically, while the 2008 original Kung Fu Panda opened with $60.2 million.

Last week’s leader The Revenant slipped to second place just ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Here are the Top 10 weekend box office estimates via Rentrak:

1. Kung Fu Panda 3 $41 million

2. The Revenant $12.4 million

3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $10.8 million

4. The Finest Hours $10.3 million

5. Ride Along 2 $8.3 million

6. The Boy $7.9 million

7. Dirty Grandpa $7.6 million

8. The 5th Wave $7 million

9. Fifty Shades of Black $6.2 million

10. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi $6 million