Happy Feet Tops Weekend Movies Again

James Bond is still proving no match for a dancing penguin at the box office. According to studio estimates, the animated penguin tale "Happy Feet" is the #1 movie for the third straight weekend, posting ticket sales of 17 million dollars.

The latest James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" again ran a close second, taking in more than 15 million. Denzel Washington's thriller "Deja Vu" remained in third place for a second straight weekend. "The Nativity Story" and "Deck the Halls" rounded out the top five.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC.:

1. "Happy Feet," $17.05 million.

2. "Casino Royale," $15.1 million.

3. "Deja Vu," $11 million.

4. "The Nativity Story," $8 million.

5. "Deck the Halls," $6.6 million.

6. "The Santa Clause 3: The Escaped Clause," $5 million.

7. "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit

Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," $4.8 million.

8. "Turistas," $3.5 million.

9. "Stranger Than Fiction," $3.4 million.

10. "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj," $2.3 million.

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