Box Office: 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' rules them all

David Slade's sequel "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" easily smashed its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a solid $69 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"Eclipse" reached a domestic total of $161 million after five days, scoring a weekend average of $15,443 per theater at 4,468 locations. "New Moon" managed to grab $164 million after five days in release.

Also doing surprisingly well was M. Night Shyamalan's big-screen adaptation of "The Last Airbender," which finished second with a three-day gross of $40.6 million. The film's total stands at $57 million.

It really was a busy weekend at the movies, and Pixar's "Toy Story 3" was far behind with its earnings of $30.1 million. The third installment in the animated series finished third with a cume of $289 million.

Slipping to No. 4 was Adam Sandler's comedy "Grown Ups," which took $18.5 million for a domestic total of $77 million. Following with $10.2 million was "Knight and Day," which reached $45.5 million.

"The Karate Kid" is slowly heading towards the bottom of the top 10, and this weekend, the remake came in sixth with a gross of $8 million. Domestically, the flick with Jaden Smith reached $151.5 million.

Not doing that well was Joe Carnahan's "The A-Team," which is still far away from even the $100 million mark. The action flick generated $3 million this weekend, lifting its total haul to $69.1 million only.

Meanwhile, "Get Him to the Greek" dropped to No. 8 with $1.1 million, reaching a cumulative gross of $57.4 million. Following in ninth place was "Shrek Forever After," which pulled in $799,000 ($232.1 million total). 

Finally, "Cyrus" wrapped things up this weekend with $770,000 for a total of $1.4 million. Next week's competition includes "Despicable Me" and "Predators."

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