NEW YORK — With Batman lurking, the prehistoric critters of “Ice Age: Continental Drift” ran off with the box office, earning $46 million in their opening weekend.

The animated film from 20th Century Fox is the fourth in the “Ice Age” series and the first in 3-D.

The weekend was inevitably shadowed by two superheroes, coming a week after the debut of Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and one week before the highly-anticipated Batman sequel, “The Dark Knight Rises.”

In its second week of release,“Spider-Man” earned $35 million, pushing it past $200 million domestically.

Seth MacFarlane’s R-rated comedy hit, “Ted,” which stars Mark Wahlberg added $22.1 million in its third week for a total of $159 million

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com:

1. “Ice Age: Continental Drift,” $46 million

2. “The Amazing Spider-Man,” $35 million

3. “Ted,” $22.1 million

4. “Brave,” $10.7 million

5. “Magic Mike,” $9 million

6. “Savages,” $8.7 million

7. “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection,” $5.6 million.

8. “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” $3.7 million

9. “Moonrise Kingdom,” $3.7 million

10. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” $3.5 million.