Jim Carrey enjoyed a top spot at this weekend’s box office chart with Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Yes Man” scoring $18.1 million on its debut.  The Peyton Reed comedy including Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby and Danny Masterson, opened in 3,434 venues at an average of $5,288 per theatre.

This marks the sixth highest opener for Carrey, falling under:

1.       Bruce Almighty ($67.9 million)

2.       Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who ($45 million)

3.       The Truman Show ($31.5 million)

4.       Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events

5.       Me, Myself & Irene

The Grant Nieporte written “Seven Pounds” starring Will Smith and helmed by “The Pursuit of Happyness” helmer Gabriele Muccino, finished with a higher per-theatre average than “Yes Man.” Drama pulled in $16 million from 2,758 venues at an average of $5,801.

In related news for “Seven Pounds,” Mr. Nieporte was kind enough to email one our writers, praising his review of the film saying “Can't thank you enough for the insightful and meaningful review of Seven Pounds.  It meant a lot to me to read your words, the script was a labor of love three years in the making for me.”  Read the review by Eric Sloss here.

Universal’s animated opener “The Tale of Despereaux” finished off in third position with $10.5 million posted from 3,104 locations. The family adventure based on the Newberry Award-winning book by Kate DiCamillo, features the voice talents of Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Ciran Hinds, Robbie Coltrane and Tony Hale.

Fox’s revamp “The Day the Earth Stood Still” dropped a big 67% in its sophomore weekend at play after topping the charts on its debut weekend. Frontlined by Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and Jaden Smith, the sci-fi offering ended in a fourth-positioned $10.1 million and has posted over $48 million thus far.

Finishing the top five, “Four Christmases,” the leader of two weekends, added an additional $7.7 million, pushing its total over the magic $100 million mark in domestic figures.

Most impressive was Golden Globe nominee "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood with a massive $294,980 from a mere 4 venues. That's $52,369 per theatre.

The top film this time last year was “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” followed by “I Am Legend,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Charlie Wilson’s War” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

This week sees some of the most anticipated releases including Adam Sandler starrer “Bedtime Stories,” Lionsgate’s “The Spirit,” acclaimed drama “Revolutionary Road” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, “Valkyrie” starring Tom Cruise, “Last Chance Harvey” with Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”