New York  - A remake of the 1980 horror classic Friday the 13th turned the luck of the day around by debuting at the top of the North American box office over the weekend.

The slasher film featuring the hockey-masked Jason Voorhees character took in 42.2 million dollars from Friday to Sunday in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates released Sunday.

Dropping out of the top spot and into second place in its second weekend of release was He's Just Not That Into You with 19.6 million dollars.

The romantic comedy with Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck and Scarlett Johansson was followed closely by the kidnapping thriller Taken with Liam Neeson at 19.2 million dollars and Confessions of a Shopaholic featuring Isla Fisher as a debt-ridden shopping fanatic at 15.4 million dollars.

Rounding out the top 10 were computer-animated Coraline (15.3 million dollars), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (11.7 million dollars), The International (10 million dollars), The Pink Panther 2 (9 million dollars), Slumdog Millionaire (7.15 million dollars) and Push (6.93 million dollars). (dpa)