Youthful fantasy '17 Again, ' starring US teen heartthrob Zac Efron, shot to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, final figures showed Monday.The film, which also stars Matthew Perry as a man whose life hasn't turned out quite as planned, earned 23.7 million dollars during its first three days in theaters, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.Washington-based "State of Play" took an A-list cast to the second spot, raking in 14 million dollars, also in its opening weekend.Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren, the thriller centers on reporters and police trying to solve the murder of a young lawmaker's mistress.Miley Cyrus vehicle "Hannah Montana: The Movie," fell to third place after holding the top spot. The film version of the popular Disney TV series took in 13.4 million dollars for a total of 56.9 million in just two weeks."Monsters and Aliens," an animated tale of a rag-tag group of monsters who save the world from destruction, dropped one spot to fourth place, earning 13.2 million dollars to bring its total to 163.1 million over four weeks.Car chase movie "Fast & Furious," starring Vin Diesel, earned 11.8 million dollars, bringing total receipts to 136.2 million dollars.Action sequel "Crank: High Voltage" took in seven million dollars in its opening weekend for the sixth spot.Seth Rogen's twisted mall-cop comedy "Observe and Report" was in seventh place with 4.2 million dollars, while Nicolas Cage's time-travel action drama "Knowing" took in 3.6 million dollars for eighth.Buddy comedy "I Love You, Man," starring Paul Rudd in search of a male best friend ahead of his impending wedding, earned 3.3 million dollars for a total take of 64.6 million dollars over five weeks.Rounding out the top 12 was horror film "The Haunting in Connecticut" at the tenth spot with 3.1 million dollars, followed by graphic novel-turned movie "Dragonball Evolution" and comedy tale "Adventureland."
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