The animated sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [1] was a big hit with audiences over the weekend, earning a whopping $63.5 million. In fact, it set some records [2] and "narrowly scored the best opening of the year for a family toon, as well as the seventh best bow of all time." Madagascar 2 just barely surpassed Wall-E [3] which brought in $63 million its opening weekend.

In the No. 2 spot came the Paul Rudd comedy Role Models [4] that exceeded expectations with an estimated $19.3 million. High School Musical 3: Senior Year [5], Changeling [6], and Zack and Miri Make a Porno [7] rounded out the top five followed by Soul Men [8], which opened at No. 6.

Picture courtesy of Paramount Pictures [9]