The top films at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10

movies at the North American box office for the weekend

beginning on Sept. 30, with "Dolphin Tale" in the No. 1 spot,

according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

    1 (3) Dolphin Tale ..........$ 14.2 million

    2 (2) Moneyball .............$ 12.5 million

    3 (1) The Lion King 3D ......$ 11.1 million

    4 (*) 50/50 ..$  8.8 million

    5 (*) Courageous ............$  8.8 million

    6 (*) Dream House ...........$  8.2 million

    7 (4) Abduction .............$  5.7 million

    8 (*) What's Your Number? ...$  5.6 million

    9 (6) Contagion .............$  5.0 million

   10 (5) Killer Elite ..........$  4.9 million

    NOTE: Last weekend's rankings in parenthesis; (*) = new

release.

    CUMULATIVE TOTALS:

    The Lion King 3-D ..........$  79.7 million

    Contagion ...$  64.7 million

    Moneyball ...$  38.5 million

    Dolphin Tale ...............$  37.5 million

    Abduction ...$  19.1 million

    Killer Elite ...............$  17.4 million

    50/50 .......$   8.8 million

    Courageous ..$   8.8 million

    Dream House ................$   8.2 million

    What's Your Number? ........$   5.6 million

    Walt Disney Co released "The Lion King 3D."

    "Contagion" and "Dolphin Tale" were distributed by Warner

Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc.

    Lions Gate Entertainment distributed "Abduction."

    "Moneyball" and "Courageous" were released by units of Sony

Corp. Privately held Summit Entertainment distributed "50/50,"

and News Corp's 20th Century Fox released "What's Your

Number?"

    "Dream House" was distributed by Universal Pictures, a unit

of Comcast Corp.

    "Killer Elite" was released by Open Road Films, a joint

venture between theater owners Regal Entertainment Group and

AMC Entertainment Inc.