LOS ANGELES, US — Love has triumphed over action at the weekend box office with a number debut for the romantic drama The Vow.

Studio estimates yesterday show that the love story starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum took in US$41.7 million to come in ahead of two new action tales and the first 3-D Star Wars reissue.

Landing a close second with US$39.3 million was Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds' action thriller Safe House. Coming in solidly at No. 3 was Dwayne Johnson's family action sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island with US$27.6 million.

And adding to George Lucas' riches was the 3-D premiere of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, which was number 4 with US$23 million. That raises the lifetime domestic total for Phantom Menace to US$454.1 million.

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