'Beauty and the Beast' tops the North American box office with $170M

March 19 (UPI) -- The live-action fairytale Beauty and the Beast enchanted moviegoers in North America, earning $170 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is Kong: Skull Island with $28.9 million, followed by Logan at No. 3 with $17.5 million, Get Out at No. 4 with $13.2 million and The Shack at No. 5 with $6.1 million.

Rounding out the top tier are The LEGO Batman Movie at No. 6 with $4.7 million, The Belko Experiment at No. 7 with $4 million, Hidden Figures at No. 8 with $1.5 million, John Wick: Chapter Two at No. 9 with $1.2 million and Before I Fall at No. 10 with $1 million.