An elite squad of guinea pigs has worked its own brand of magic at the box office, taking the No. 1 spot from boy wizard Harry Potter.

The 3-D G-Force was the top movie at the box office over the weekend, opening with $32.2 million. The Walt Disney release from producer Jerry Bruckheimer features voice-over work from Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan and Penelope Cruz as resourceful rodents.

Last week's No. 1 film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, came in second with $30 million -- a whopping 61-percent drop from its huge opening last weekend of $79.5 million.

The sixth installment in the Harry Potter franchise has now made $222 million total, which is $14 million ahead of where part five, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was after 12 days in theaters in 2007.

According to Hollywood.com, estimated ticket sales Friday to Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters were:

1. G-Force, $32.2 million.

2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $30 million.

3. The Ugly Truth, $27 million.

4. Orphan, $12.8 million.

5. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $8.2 million.

6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $8 million.

7. The Hangover, $6.5 million.

8. The Proposal, $6.4 million.

9. Public Enemies, $4.2 million.

10. Bruno, $2.7 million.

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