LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Disney family comedy "The Game Plan" beat out a terrorism thriller to win the top title at box office in North American this weekend, as the two debuting films staged a fight for audience in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to preliminary figures released Sunday.

The Los Angeles-base box office tracking firm Media By Numbers said the Disney film starring wrestler-turned-action hero Dwayne "The Rock'' Johnson was on track to sell 22.7 million U.S. dollars worth of tickets over the three-day period.

The other large-scale release this weekend, "The Kingdom," is estimated to take in 17.7 million dollars in its premiere weekend.The Universal film, about a FBI team investigating an terrorist attack against American civilians in the Middle East, stars Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

Last week's box office leader "Resident Evil: Extinction," slipped two slots to third, with about 8 million dollars for the weekend. The Sony Sci-Fi thriller was followed by romantic comedy "Good Luck Chuck" and western classic remake "3:10 To Yuma," with 6.3 million and 4.2 million dollars respectively.

Chinese Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's much-acclaimed World WarII spy thriller "Lust, Caution" did well in its debuting weekend in the U.S., although there is only one New York theater displaying the film. With its take-in of nearly 62,000 dollars, it out performed most films in theaters on average.

The NC-17 rated film about a Chinese woman spy's plot in Shanghai to kill her lover, a man who collaborated with Japanese occupying forces, will expand to more theaters in coming weeks.

The top-selling 12 films this weekend in North America took in a total of 76.7 million dollars, down 11 percent from the same weekend last year. It was the second straight week that Hollywood saw box office was down after a record hot summer season.