'Train Your Dragon' retains top slot at box office

LOS ANGELES: "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has ruled the North American box office for a second straight weekend, edging the latest Tyler Perry film.

The film downed 45 percent from last weekend but still bringing its North American total earnings to nearly $100 million.

The Universal´s  "Dragon" voiced by Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and F. Murray Abraham, recounts the tale of young Hiccup and his dragon Toothless as they go in search of a hidden world reputed to be a dragon´s utopia.

At second spot, "Funeral," with Perry again playing the tough, elderly title character, took in an estimated $27.1 million, pushing the total earnings of all Madea movies past the half-billion-dollar mark.

Downing one spot from last weekend, Fox´s "Alita: Battle Angel"  was at third place with  $7 million. It now has worldwide earnings of $350 million. 

In fourth place, "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" at $6.6 million. 

Universal´s "Green Book," taking in $4.7 million in its 16th weekend out to capture fifth place. Its total foreign and domestic earnings are around $150 million.

The weekend´s other hits were:

Sixth, "Fighting With My Family" ($4.7 million)

Seventh, "Isn´t It Romantic" ($4.6 million)

Eighth, "Greta" ($4.6 million)

Ninth, "What Men Want" ($2.7 million)

Tenth, "Happy Death Day 2U" ($2.5 million)