'Wimpy Kid' rules weekend box offices

Family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" outmuscled action flick "Sucker Punch" to claim the weekend box office crown in North America with USD 24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

"Wimpy Kid," based on the successful books about a boy in middle school, easily knocked down "Sucker Punch," which claimed the No 2 spot with USD 19 million.

Rounding out the top three at USD 15.2 million was thriller "Limitless," starring Bradley Cooper as a man who takes a drug that increases his brain capacity.

"Wimpy Kid" was released by 20th Century Fox film studio, a unit of News Corp. "Sucker Punch" was distributed by Warner Bros. movie studio, part of Time Warner Inc, and "Limitless" was released by privately held Relativity Media.