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Cast member Kelly Macdonald arrives at the premiere of Disney Pixar's "Brave" in Hollywood, California
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Cast member Kelly Macdonald arrives at the premiere of Disney Pixar's "Brave" in Hollywood, California June 18, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
updated 6/24/2012 11:58:04 AM ET 2012-06-24T15:58:04

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animated family movie "Brave," about a rebellious Scottish princess, rode to the top of the weekend box office charts in the United States and Canada with $66.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

"Brave," the new fairy tale from Walt Disney Co's Pixar studio, knocked another animated adventure, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," to second place with just over $20 million at domestic box offices after two weeks at No. 1.

Taking the No. 3 slot, new thriller "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" brought in $16.5 million domestically.

"Madagascar 3" was produced by Dreamworks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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