George Clooney, Brad Pitt Ride Waves of “Ocean’s Thirteen” to Top of Box Office

George Clooney, Brad Pitt and the rest of the gang from “Ocean’s Thirteen” sank the Johnny Depp led crew of “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and took the top spot at this weekends box-office.

“Ocean’s Thirteen” brought in an estimated $37.1 million easily surpassing the $21.3 million that ‘Pirates’ wrangled from moviegoers.

The third installment of the ‘Ocean’s’ franchise has followed the trend set by each of the major blockbusters released this summer with a huge opening. Now they are hoping they don’t follow suit and suffer the same fate come next weekend. After “Spider-Man 3,” “Shrek the Third,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” totaled massive openings they each suffered equally large drops the following weekend.

Despite ‘Pirates’ losing the top spot it has still grossed $253.6 million in domestic ticket sales and is nearing the $750 million mark in worldwide sales.

Last weekend’s big winner, “Knocked-Up” continued its strong showing with a $20 million haul, raising its total to $66.2 million.

Weekend Box-Office Results

1. "Ocean's Thirteen," $37.1 million.

2. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," $21.3 million.

3. "Knocked Up," $20 million.

4. "Surf's Up," $18 million.

5. "Shrek the Third," $15.75 million.

6. "Hostel: Part II," $8.75 million.

7. "Mr. Brooks," $5 million.

8. "Spider-Man 3," $4.4 million.

9. "Waitress," $1.65 million.

10. "Disturbia," $550,000.