'9' tops Wednesday box office with $3M

Shane Acker's animated adventure "9" delivered a solid start at the North American box office Wednesday with a decent estimated gross of $3.1 million from ticket sales at only 1,653 locations.

Released by Focus Features, "9" is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity has lost a fierce battle against an army of machines. It's up to a group of puppet-like “stitchpunk” beings to survive in dangerous conditions.

"9" stole the No. 1 spot Wednesday from Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," which replaced "The Final Destination" at the top this week. "Basterds" took home $840,979 Wednesday at No. 2, lifting its total gross to $97 million.

"The Final Destination" followed in third place with $722,017, bringing its domestic total to $52 million after almost two weeks in release. Meanwhile, "All About Steve" with Sandra Bullock collected $604,444 at No. 4 for a cume of $15.4 million.

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