BEIJING, Oct. 1 -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had the winning game plan at the box office. Disney's "The Game Plan," starring Johnson as a football quarterback whose bachelor lifestyle is disrupted by the arrival of a daughter he never knew he had, opened as the top weekend flick with 22.7 million U.S. dollars, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The weekend had looked like it would be a showdown between "The Game Plan" and Universal's Middle East thriller "The Kingdom," which stars Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner.

But "The Kingdom" fell short, debuting at No. 2 with a solid 17.7 million dollars.

The previous weekend's top movie, Sony's action tale "Resident Evil: Extinction," fell a steep 66 percent from its opening-weekend gross, finishing in third place with 8 million dollars and raising its total to 36.8 million dollars.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Game Plan," 22.7 million dollars.

2. "The Kingdom," 17.7 million dollars.

3. "Resident Evil: Extinction," 8 million dollars.

4. "Good Luck Chuck," 6.3 million dollars.

5. "3:10 to Yuma," 4.2 million dollars.

6. "The Brave One," 3.8 million dollars.

7. "Mr. Woodcock," 3 million dollars.

8. "Eastern Promises," 2.9 million dollars.

9. "Sydney White," 2.7 million dollars.

10. "Across the Universe," 2.05 million dollars.

(Source: China Daily/