A poster of "Friday the 13th." "Friday the 13th," opened at the top of box office this weekend in the United States and Canada, draining about 42.2 million dollars over Valentine's Day weekend. (File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- "Friday the 13th," New Line Cinema's remake of the 1980 horror film, opened at the top of box office this weekend in the United States and Canada, draining about 42.2 million dollars over Valentine's Day weekend.

    The return of killer Jason Voorhees to Camp Crystal Lake marked the second-best President's Day weekend opening ever, with the remake out-earning the original 1980 slasher classic in one weekend, according to preliminary figures released on Sunday.

    Total earnings in North America for the 1980 film came to 39.7 million dollars, according to the Los Angeles-based box office tracking firm Media By Numbers.

    Despite Valentine's Day falling on Saturday, "Friday the 13th" easily pushed last week's box office leader, the romantic comedy "He's Just Not That Into You," into the second place. The film, also released by New Line Cinema, brought in 19.6 million dollars over the three-day period.

    Close behind in third place was the Liam Neeson thriller "Taken" with 19.2 million dollars during its third weekend in release.

    Disney's "Confessions of a Shopaholic" opened in fourth place with 15.4 million dollars, while the animated, 3-D "Coraline," which opened in third place last week, moved back to fifth with 15.3 million dollars, according to the firm.