‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ climbs to the top spot at box office

Tim-ber! That's the sound of the CGI-tastic "Jack the Giant Slayer" falling short of expectations. Last weekend's box office topper snagged $ 28 million in ticket sales, which doesn't put much of a dent in an estimated budget approaching $ 200 million. There's a lesson here somewhere about making a kid's movie based on a fairy tale — Jack and the Beanstalk — with enough flesh-hungry monsters and mortal beanstalk climbs to warrant a PG-13 rating.

HANDOUT IMAGE: NICHOLAS HOULT as Jack in New Line Cinema's and Legendary Pictures' action adventure

Nicholas Hoult makes a dangerous climb in "Jack and the Giant Slayer," which topped the weekend box office. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

Here's the rest of the box office list:

1. Jack the Giant Slayer, $ 28 million

2. Identity Thief, $ 9.7 million

3. 21 and Over, $ 9 million

4. The Last Exorcism Part II, $ 8 million

5. Snitch, $ 7.7 million

6. Escape from Planet Earth, $ 6.7 million

7. Safe Haven, $ 6.3 million

8. Silver Linings Playbook, $ 5.9 million

9. A Good Day to Die Hard, $ 4.5 million

10. Dark Skies, $ 3.6 million