'Race to Witch Mountain' tops Friday box office

"Race to Witch Mountain" outran its competition at the North American box office Friday with an estimated $6.7 million in ticket sales.

Walt Disney's family adventure had the widest release this weekend, opening at 3,187 locations. Starring Dwayne Johnson, the movie follows a Las Vegas cab driver who picks up two alien kids trying to get back to their spaceship.

Debuting at No. 2 with $5.5 million was "The Last House on the Left," a horror remake about two parents who seek bloody revenge on a bunch of sociopaths who raped their daughter.

Slipping to third place Friday was last week's winner "Watchmen," bringing in $5.4 million and reaching a total of $73.3 million.

Meanwhile, Pierre Morel's "Taken" collected $2 million at No. 4, reaching a cumulative gross of $122.2 million. Following in fifth place was Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail" with a daily gross of $1.4 million and a total of $79.5 million.

This week's third wide release, "Miss March," only made it to No. 8 with an estimated $890,000.

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