'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' wins Monday box office race

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" continued its box office dominance Monday with $7.2 million in ticket sales. Steve Carr's comedy starring Kevin James lifted its total gross to $39 million.

Climbing to No. 2 with $5.4 million was Thor Freudenthal's "Hotel for Dogs," which brought its cumulative gross to $22.5 million. In the family film, Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin star as two siblings rescuing a bunch of stray dogs.

Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood's drama "Gran Torino" slipped to third place, earning $4.2 million for a total haul of $77.2 million. Following at No. 4 was "Notorious," which reached a domestic total of $24 million after Monday's earnings of $3.4 million.

Lionsgate's horror remake "My Bloody Valentine 3-D" took home another $2.9 million for a total of $24.2 million at No. 5, while Gary Winick's comedy "Bride Wars" finished in sixth place with a daily gross of $2.3 million and a cume of $39.8 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)