Liam Neeson has taken over the weekend box office with his action sequel Taken 2, which debuted at No. 1 with $49.5 million. The top five movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, as compiled by Hollywood.com are:

Taken 2 Presented by: Fox   Total collection: $49,514,769 Read Review

Hotel Transylvania Presented by: Sony   Total collection: $76,711,927 Read Review

Pitch Perfect Presented by: Universal   Total collection: $21,693,038 Read Review

Looper Presented by: Sony   Total collection: $40,216,652 Read Review

Frankenweenie Presented by: Disney   Total collection: $11,412,213 Read Review

Courtesy : Associated Press