LOS ANGELES — The star-studded comedy by the writing-directing team of Joel and Ethan Coen, "Burn After Reading," smoked the competition in its opening weekend with a haul of $19.1 million.

Three other movies that debuted over the weekend, including "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys," "Righteous Kill," and "The Women," rounded out the top four spots in North American theaters.

The top 15 movies, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers:, were

1. "Burn After Reading," $19. 1 million

2. "Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys," $17.4 million

3. "Righteous Kill," $16.3 million

4. "The Women," $10.1 million

5. "Tropic Thunder," $4.2 million

6. "The House Bunny," $4.2 million

7. "The Dark Knight," $4.1 million

8. "Bangkok Dangerous," $2.6 million

9. "Traitor," $2.1 million

10. "Death Race," $2.1 million

11. "Babylon A.D.," $1.9 million

12. "Mamma Mia!" $1.8 million

13. "Disaster Movie," $1.6 million

14. "Fly Me to the Moon," $1.5 million

15. "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," $1.3 million