'Brave' wins box office bragging rights Producer Katherine Sarafian (L) and director Mark Andrews arrive at a Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures event to promote their upcoming movie, 'Brave' at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 24, 2012. LOS ANGELES, June 24 (UPI) -- Animation led the U.S. box office during the weekend, with "Brave" capturing the No. 1 spot with $66.73 million in receipts. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" was No. 2 with $20.2 million after spending a couple of weekends as No. All studio estimates of gross U.S. box office receipts are via Box Office Mojo. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" was third with $16.5 million; "Prometheus" fourth with $10 million; "Rock of Ages" fifth with $8 million; "Snow White and the Huntsman" sixth with $8 million; "That's My Boy" seventh with $7.9 million; "Marvel's The Avengers" eighth with $7.04 million; and "MIB 3" ninth with $5.6 million. "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" was 10th with $3.83 million.