Box Office: ‘Mr. Peabody’ Blows Past ‘Need for Speed’ For First Place

Animation trumped action at the weekend box office, as the family comedy “Mr. Peabody and Sherman” surged past “Need for Speed” and two other testosterone-fueled movies to pull off an upset with a $21.2 million second week.

Moviegoers chose DreamWorks Animation's tale of a professorial pooch and his young charge over the 3D big screen adaptation of the popular video game, which opened with an underwhelming $17.8 million despite the presence of star Aaron Paul, from TV's “Breaking Bad.”