'Hop' Leaps to Top Box Office

 "Hop" jumps to the first rank of this weekend's North American box office. Being predicted to open in the $25 million range, the comedy film gains better than expected. The Universal Pictures film, budgeted for about $63 million, has obtained approximately $38.12 million in ticket sales for its first week.

Landing in the second place is Duncan Jones-directed "Source Code". The movie, which features the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan, has done well by gaining an estimated $15 million from 2,961 theaters, after costing around $32 million to produce.

Meanwhile, another new film "Insidious" lands in the third place for this week's box office. Reportedly being produced with less than $1.5 million, the horror film collects an estimated $13.5 million. The FilmDistrict movie also allegedly earns millions in international pre-sales.

Last-week champion "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules" falls to fourth with approximately $10.2 million. At the same time, Neil Burger-directed "Limitless" also drops to number five. The thriller-action movie only gains about $9.4 million this week, or drops about 37.6% from last week's cume.

Top Ten Movies at Box Office for April 1-3:

1. "Hop" - $38.12 million
2. "Source Code" - $15 million
3. "Insidious" - $13.5 million
4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules" - $10.2 million
5. "Limitless" - $9.4 million
6. "The Lincoln Lawyer" - $7 million
7. "Sucker Punch" - $6 million
8. "Rango" - $4.6 million
9. "Paul" - $4.3 million
10. "Battle: Los Angeles" - $3.5 million