I feel a bit like a broken record: Look! A kid-friendly movie topped the box office again.

I'm undecided about seeing "Scream 4." I am a little terrified of scary movies, but I know the "Scream" franchise isn't supposed to be as scary (and definitely not as gory) as other horror flicks. A friend described it as a more smart type of scary movie. But I remember being pretty terrified of the first one ... so we'll see if I am up for catching up with the first three and watching the fourth.

"Rio," on the other hand, is one I'd really like to see.


From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. “Rio,” $40 million. (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
2. “Scream 4,” $19.3 million. (Review by The AP's David Germain)
3. “Hop,” $11.2 million. (Review by Germain)
4. “Soul Surfer,” $7.4 million. (Review by Lemire; "Real 'Soul Surfer' adjusting to having movie made about her" by The AP's Sandy Cohen)
5. “Hanna,” $7.3 million. (Review by The Lemire)
6. “Arthur,” $6.94 million. (Review by Germain)
7. “Insidious,” $6.9 million. (Review by Lemire)
8. “Source Code,” $6.3 million. (Review by Lemire)
9. “The Conspirator,” $3.92 million. (Review by Lemire)
10. “Your Highness,” $3.9 million. (Review by Germain)

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl