Brand’s ‘Hop,’ ‘Arthur’ Lead Weekend Box Office

First Published: April 10, 2011 12:28 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Russell Brand poses with the Easter Bunny at the premiere of “Hop” in Universal City, Calif., on March 27, 2011The good news for Russell Brand is that his animated comedy “Hop” remains the top movie for the second-straight weekend with $21.7 million.

The bad news for Brand is that his new live-action comedy “Arthur” could not jump as high as “Hop.” A remake of Dudley Moore’s 1981 romance about a rich, drunken man-child finally learning to grow up, “Arthur” was a distant second with a modest debut of $12.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Opening close behind at No. 3 with $12.3 million was “Hanna,” the tale of a teenager trained as a killing machine that stars Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana and Saoirse Ronan.

With a solid second weekend, Brand’s Easter bunny tale “Hop” raised its 10-day total to $68.2 million.

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