Weekend Box Office Results: 'Ice Age 4' Freezes Out 'Spider-Man'

Weekend Box Office Results:

According to studio estimates, "Ice Age: Continental Drift" earned $46 million in the U.S. and $95 million internationally in its opening weekend, taking the number 1 spot from the "Spider-Man" reboot at the box office rankings.

Though analysts had expected the fourth installment of the animated film to rake in at least $50 million, the debut marked the third time an "Ice Age" film opened at top spot.  "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" opened to $41.7 million in 2009, just a hair behind "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's" $42.3 million.

In its second week, "The Amazing Spider-Man" collected $35 million and $66.6 million at the U.S. and international box office, respectively, bringing its total ticket sales to $521 million, easily making it among the year’s top movies. 

Check out below the Top 10 highest-earning movies last weekend:

1. "Ice Age: Continental Drift," $46 million in the US ($95 million internationally)

2. "The Amazing Spider-Man," $35 million ($66.6 million internationally).

3. "Ted," $22.1 million, ($9.7 million internationally).

4. "Brave," $10.7 million, ($6.5 million internationally).

5. "Magic Mike," $9 million, ($3.3 million internationally).

6. "Savages," $8.7 million, ($1 million internationally).

7. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," $5.6 million.

8. "Katy Perry: Part of Me," $3.7 million, ($1 million internationally).

9. "Moonrise Kingdom," $3.7 million, ($270,000 internationally).

10. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $3.5 million ($4.6 million internationally).