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Food came to life in an over-sized sequel to "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."

Race car drivers, Scarlett Johansson, and Hugh Jackman were no match for the children's food sequel this weekend.

"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"?was expected to steal the weekend away from Ron Howard's Formula One film.?

Though the animated flick had a big weekend, the film didn't beat last year's Adam Sandler hit "Hotel Transylvania."

Also worth noting are?James Gandolfini's movie "Enough Said" received a huge boost this weekend.

After opening in 223 more theaters this week, the Fox Searchlight film earned $2.1 million.

Meanwhile, Josh Holloway's dance film "Battle of the Year" dropped out of the top ten in its second week. It's highly unlikely the film will meet it's estimated production budget of $20 million.

Here are this week's winners and losers at the box office:

10.?"Lee Daniels' The Butler" continues its run at theaters earning $2.4 million in week seven. The film has now earned $116 million worldwide.

9. "We're the Millers"?may have dropped three spots in theaters making $2.9 million this weekend, but the film has been making a killing for Warner Bros. Jennifer Aniston's comedy. In eight weeks, the film has made $237.8 million.

8.?Lionsgate's indie flick "Instructions Not Included" brings in another $3.3 million giving the film a worldwide total of $50.1 million. The film is now the top-earning Spanish-language movie in North America.

7.?Robert De Niro's mob movie "The Family" dropped more than 47 percent in week two with $3.7 million. The film cost an estimated $30 million and has earned $31.7 million.?

6.?Horror sequel "Insidious Chapter 2" hasn't been holding up as well in followup weeks earning $6.7 million. That's fine as the Film District flick only cost an estimated $5 million to make. The "Insidious" sequel has more than made that money back with $78.8 million at theaters.

5.?Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut "Don Jon" about an Italian Jersey guido addicted to porn opened to $9 million as expected. While the film delivered Scarlett Johansson as promised in the trailer, the film took an unexpected turn. After seeing the flick which received a C+ CinemaScore rating, we're not so sure whether word of mouth will be great for this picture. The Relativity film's production budget is estimated at only $6 million.?

4.?Taye Diggs' and Paula Patton's romantic comedy "Baggage Claim" just edged out "Don Jon" with $9.3 million.?

3. Ron Howard's Formula One racing film "Rush"?debuted to a reasonable $10.3 million. However, it will take a big hit next week when "Gravity" comes out.

2.?"Prisoners" holds steady at second, but dipped nearly 50% from last week with $11.3 million. Hugh Jackman's thriller about his kidnapped daughter has earned $45 million worldwide.

1.?The weekend went to the kids as the sequel to "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" ruled the box office with $35 million. The Anna Faris and Bill Hader voiced animated picture made more than its 2009 predecessor which debuted to $30.3 million.

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