'Kung Fu Panda 3' tops box office; 'Finest Hours' flounders

LOS ANGELES -- "Kung Fu Panda 3" kicked its way to the top of the North American box office with a respectable $41 million, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.

The DreamWorks Animation film cost a reported $145 million to make and earned a strong "A" CinemaScore from audiences.

"It's a bold move to take a franchise which has had great success in that summer corridor and move it into late January, which is generally considered a very slow time," Rentrak's senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.

1. "Kung Fu Panda 3," $41 million ($75.7 million international).

2. "The Revenant," $12.4 million ($24.3 million international).

3. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $10.8 million ($12.6 million international).

4. "The Finest Hours," $10.3 million ($1.6 million international).

5. "Ride Along 2," $8.3 million ($5.1 million international).

6. "The Boy," $7.9 million ($3.5 million international).

7. "Dirty Grandpa," $7.6 million ($5.5 million international).

8. "The 5th Wave," $7 million ($13 million international).

9. "Fifty Shades of Black," $6.2 million ($200,000 international).

10. "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," $6 million ($1.5 million international).