
The story of a young dog on a quest to save his owner from evil took 2.8 million pounds on its debut last weekend.
Another Disney offering, "Confessions of a Shopaholic," was new at No. 2 with Isla Fisher spending her way to fame and fortune.
"Slumdog Millionaire," which won eight Oscars at the weekend including best picture, slipped a place to three while Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin with their inner city pet shelter "Hotel for Dogs" was up one at four.
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett were down one at five after briefly topping the chart with age-reversal film: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
"He's Just Not That Into You," with Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck was down three places to six.
Sci-fi thriller "Push," with its class of paranormal pupils, was new at seven, just above Steve Martin as the bungling Inspector Clouseau in "Pink Panther 2" which stayed at eight.
"Notorious," the biopic of rapper Biggie Smalls, was down to nine from seven while director Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" slipped one place to 10.
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