Seth Rogen in'The Green Hornet'reaches top of the box office, beats out'The Dilemma'

"TheGreen Hornet"buzzed to the top of the box office with the second-best opening ever for aMartin Luther King Jr.holiday weekend, according to studio estimates.

The tongue-in-cheek superhero film starringSeth Rogenearned $34 million. It drew stinging reviews, but exit polls indicated the film clicked with the mostly male audience."Cloverfield"earned $46 million the same weekend in 2008.

"I think audiences are absolutely the best critics,"saidRory BruerofSony Pictures.

Ron Howard's comedy"TheDilemma,"starringVince VaughnandKevin James, took second place with $17.4 million.

TheCoen brothers'"True Grit"slipped to No. 3 with an estimated $11.1.

"The King's Speech,"with widely acclaimed performances byColin FirthandGeoffrey Rush, grossed $9.1 million to take fourth.

"Black Swan"was in fifth with $8.1 million.

with News Wire Services

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