District 9 Dominates Box Office

Peter Jackson's alien adventure District 9 dominated the U.S. Box Office, bringing in $37 million dollars in it's first weekend.

The Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams-starring romance film The Time Traveler's Wife came in third with $19.2 million , behind G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, which brought in $22.5 million.

Check out the list of the top 10 movies from the August 14-16 weekend:

1. District 9: $37 million

2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $22.5 million

3. The Time Traveler's Wife: $19.2 million

4. Julie & Julia: $12.4 million

5. G-Force: $6.8 million

6. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard: $5.3 million

7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $5.1 million

8. The Ugly Truth: $4.5 million

9. Ponyo: $3.5 million

10. (500) Days of Summer: $3 million