( EW.com ) -- Four new movies were no match for the feline phenom `` The Lion King 3D , '' which ruled the box office for the second weekend in a row with $ 22.1 million , according to studio estimates . The 1994 Disney classic dropped only 27 percent -- an incredibly impressive hold considering this is the re-release of a 17-year-old film that 's coming out on Blu-ray/DVD in one week . The 3-D version has now grossed $ 61.7 million , bringing `` The Lion King '' 's cumulative tally to $ 390.2 million . Disney says it plans to extend what was originally intended to be just a two-week release , although details are still being ironed out . The weekend 's runner-up was the new Brad Pitt baseball drama `` Moneyball , '' which batted a solid $ 20.6 million . If the estimate holds , that 'll represent the best opening ever for a baseball film , beating 2006â€²s `` The Benchwarmers '' ( $ 19.7 million ) . Surprisingly for a sports movie , `` Moneyball '' drew a crowd that was evenly split between men and women , although it skewed quite older , with 89 percent of the audience at least 25 years old . Both critics and moviegoers were fans -- the PG-13 film received some of the strongest reviews of the year and earned an `` A '' rating from CinemaScore participants . `` Moneyball '' will now try to follow in the box-office footsteps of last year 's `` The Social Network , '' which debuted to a similar $ 22.4 million en route to a domestic total of $ 97 million . Both movies were released by Sony in the middle of fall and were written by Aaron Sorkin ( who co-wrote `` Moneyball '' with Steven Zaillian ) . The two films even cost around the same amount to produce : $ 50 million for `` Moneyball '' and $ 40 million for `` Social Network . '' Right behind `` Moneyball '' was the PG-rated family drama `` Dolphin Tale '' with $ 20.3 million . The Warner Bros. film joined `` Soul Surfer '' and `` The Help '' to become the year 's third release to score an `` A+ '' from CinemaScore audiences . As a result , `` Dolphin Tale '' is expected to hold up particularly well in the next few weeks and should easily earn back its $ 37 million budget . Showings in 3-D theaters accounted for 50 percent of the film 's opening . Fourth place went to Lionsgate 's `` Abduction , '' starring `` The Twilight Saga '' 's Taylor Lautner is his first solo lead role . The PG-13 action film debuted to a modest $ 11.2 million -- slightly below industry predictions . The $ 35 million movie received most of its business from young women , with 68 percent of the audience being female and 56 percent under than age of 25 . Abduction garnered a lackluster `` B- '' rating from CinemaScore moviegoers , though women under the age of 18 were more generous with an `` A- '' grade . And according to CinemaScore , 56 percent of ticket buyers listed Lautner as their main reason for attending the movie . So the 19-year-old actor does have box-office potential , but it 's currently limited to teenage girls . Finally , in fifth was the R-rated thriller `` Killer Elite , '' which snagged a disappointing $ 9.5 million . The $ 66 million movie , starring Jason Statham , Clive Owen , and Robert De Niro , is the first picture to be released by Open Road Films , a partnership between the AMC and Regal theater chains . But despite its buzz-worthy cast , the film could n't match the $ 11.4 million debut of Statham 's last live-action project , January 's `` The Mechanic . '' CinemaScore graders handed `` Killer Elite '' a so-so `` B '' rating . In limited release , the action biopic `` Machine Gun Preacher '' -- starring Gerard Butler as real-life biker-turned-defender-of-Sudanese-orphans Sam Childers -- underwhelmed with $ 44,000 at four theaters . And `` Puncture , '' featuring Chris Evans as a drug-addicted lawyer , also disappointed , grossing $ 35,700 from four locations . 1 . The Lion King 3D -- $ 22.1 mil . 2 . Moneyball -- $ 20.6 mil . 3 . Dolphin Tale -- $ 20.3 mil . 4 . Abduction -- $ 11.2 mil . 5 . Killer Elite -- $ 9.5 mil . See the full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
` ` The Lion King '' 's cumulative tally came to $ 390.2 million . ` ` [UNK] , '' had a solid $ 20 million . Right behind ` ` Moneyball '' was ` ` Dolphin , '' with $ 20.3 million .