Hop skips and jumps to No 1 at box offices

LOS ANGELES: Family film "Hop", a rabbit lover of music among young people, jumped to No. 1 hit in America box office with $ 38 million in ticket sales strong even have theaters continued to be sluggish global demand, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The film, which combines live action and animation and actor Russell Brand in the voice of a young rabbit who will one day become the Easter Bunny, beat the No. 2 film, the thriller "Source Code "which has raised $ 15 million.

To complete the top three was the horror film "insidious" with 13.5 million. The three films were in their first weekend in theaters, and they entered a period of ticket sales fall months. The major studios are hoping that their summer blockbuster films will reverse this trend.

Overall ticket sales were down a sharp 27 percent this weekend compared to the same period last year and the year at the box office on a day off is just over 20 per percent, according to ticket sales tracker Box Office Hollywood.com.

Hollywood has also been closely monitoring the release of Oscar winner "The King's Speech" in a new version that removes some strong language to attract young fans who have not been able to see the original.

The new version took in an estimated $ 1.2 million, down 23 percent from last weekend when the adult "Speech of the King" earned 1.5 million dollars. Its total sales now student s to 137 million.