Horror film 'Mama' tops box office

Jessica Chastain outmuscled Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mark Wahlberg over the weekend, topping the box office with her supernatural horror film "Mama" followed by her Oscar-nominated Osama bin Laden hunt thriller "Zero Dark Thirty." "Mama" opened well above expectations with $28.1 million, The Associated Press reports.

Chastain is nominated for the best actress Oscar for her role in "Zero Dark Thirty," which took in $17.6 million.

Top 10 earners

1. "Mama," $28.1 million

2. "Zero Dark Thirty," $17.6 million

3. "Silver Linings Playbook," $11.4 million

4. "Gangster Squad," $9.1 million

5. "Broken City," $9 million

6. "A Haunted House," $8.3 million

7. "Django Unchained," $8.2 million

8. "Les Miserables," $7.8 million

9. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," $6.4 million

10. "The Last Stand," $6.3 million