Sony Pictures Animation's "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office Friday with a solid $8.1 million in ticket sales.

The animated adventure directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller is currently playing in both 3D and 2D format at 3,119 locations, and it follows the misadventures of an inventor who creates a device that converts water into food.

At No. 2, Steven Soderbergh's comedy "The Informant!" debuted with a daily gross of $3.6 million. The Warner Bros. release stars Matt Damon as an informant who helps the FBI expose his company's scandal all while hoping he'll be able to move up a few ranks.

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Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" collected another $36.7 million Friday, lifting its three-day domestic total to an impressive $125.9 million.

The sequel to "Transformers," which is currently playing at 4,234 locations, scored an average of $8,668 per theater. The film previously picked up $60.6 million Wednesday and $28.7 million Thursday.

Starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, "Fallen" follows Sam Witwicky as he helps the Autobots prevent the Decepticons from destroying mankind.

At No. 2, "The Proposal" pulled in $6.1 million for a total of $56.7 million. Following in third place with $5.3 million was "The Hangover," which brought its cume to a solid $171.3 million.

New entry "My Sister's Keeper" only made it to No. 4, earning $5 million from ticket sales at 2,606 locations. The Nick Cassavetes-directed film is based on the novel by Jodi Picoult. At No. 5, Pixar's "Up" reached a total haul of $241.1 million.

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