Eclipse Knocked From Number 1 At US Box Office

R-Pattz & Co have been replaced by cartoon flick, Despicable Me...

Twilight Saga: Eclipse has been knocked off the top spot at the North American Box Office after just one week by animated 3D flick, Despicable Me.

According to early studio estimates, the film which stars the voices of Steve Carell, Dame Julie Andrews and Russell Brand took $60.1 million while the third instalment of the vampire movie made $33.34 million.

The Predators remake opened in third place, behind Robert Pattinson and Co taking $25.3 million.

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The makers of Despicable Me, which tells the story of a villain - voiced by Carell - who tries to steal the moon have claimed that the estimated takings have surpassed expectations.

A spokesperson for Universal stated: "$30m would have been a win for the studio. I would never have said $50m-plus."

Twilight Eclipse has now made a cool $237 million since it opened and is expected to surpass its predecessor, New Moon which made $296.6 million.

A movie insider at Hollywood.com claimed: "Twilight dropped less than 50% - that's impressive to me. That's a really strong hold for a movie that, in its first day, made $68 million"

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