Washington, Feb 23 : Director/filmmaker Tyler Perry's `Madea Goes To Jail' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 41.1 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, `Taken' landed the second spot with 11.4 million dollars.

`Coraline' came third with 11 million dollars while `He''s Just Not That Into You' stood fourth with 8.5 million dollars, reports E! Online.

`Slumdog Millionaire' rounded off the top with 8.1 million dollars.

The Danny Boyle flick, which tracks the journey of an 18-year-old boy from rags-to-riches, has won eight Oscars out of the 10 categories it was nominated for.

Washington, Feb 20: Moviemaker Tyler Perry is hoping former American Idol star Jennifer Hudson will agree to star in his upcoming movie.

Perry insists he''ll wait until the Oscar-winner is ready to get back to acting after her mother, brother and nephew were shot dead last October (09) - and that won''t happen until Hudson completes an upcoming tour with Robin Thicke.

"I just wrote a movie for her that I''m really excited about. I''m hoping she''ll be able to do it," Contactmusic quoted Perry, as telling People magazine.

Washington, January 28 : American filmmakers Spike Lee and Tyler Perry have been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards.

They were leading the pack when the civil rights organisation announced the nominations in three directing categories on Tuesday.

Lee has been nominated for best motion picture director with Miracle of St. Anna.

Other strong contenders for the award are Perry (The Family That Preys), Darnell Martin (Cadillac Records), Gina Prince Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees) and Patrik Ian Polk (Noah''s Arc: Jumping the Broom).