Based on the Marvel character, "Ghost Rider" has looted the wallets of movie-goers and debuted as the top weekend movie in the US. The action thriller has Nicolas Cage as a motorcycle stunt driver Johnny Blaze who gives up his soul to become a hell blazing vigilante. The strong opening of "Ghost Rider" makes film companies more relaxed as coming this summer there are two big comic-book sequels, "Spider-Man 3" and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer."

Disney's "Bridge to Terabithia", which is based on the children's novel about a boy and girl who create an elaborate fantasy land to escape from the troubles of the real world also had a strong opening.

Premiering at No. 4 was the romantic comedy "Music and Lyrics", starring Hugh Grant as a washed-up pop singer and Drew Barrymore as his unlikely songwriting partner. The films opens today in local cinemas.

From among this week's US Top Ten, "Music And Lyrics" and "Night At The Museum" will be showing in local cinemas.

Here is the list of the top 10 films in the US as compiled by Exhibitor Relations for the three-day period from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 February, 2007:

1. "Ghost Rider", $44.5 million.

2. "Bridge to Terabithia", $22.1 million.

3. "Norbit", $16.8 million.

4. "Music and Lyrics", $14 million.

5. "Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls", $12.1 million.

6. "Breach", $10.4 million.

7. "Hannibal Rising", $5.5 million.

8. "Because I Said So", $5 million.

9. "The Messengers", $3.8 million.

10. "Night at the Museum", $3.7 million.