PAUL BLART Beats UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS

Paul Blart: Mall Cop topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $21.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Steve Carr’s comedy starring Kevin James as a mall security guard successfully fought off its competition, lifting its domestic gross to an impressive $64 million after only two weeks in release.

Following closely in second place was new entry Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which took home $20.7 million but failed to beat the $26.8 million opening weekend gross of its predecessor, Underworld: Evolution.

Things didn’t go so well for Inkheart, this weekend’s second wide release. The Iain Softley-directed adaptation of Cornelia Funke’s novel [...]