The prospect of a saucy smackdown between R&B singer Beyonce Knowles and teen-movie siren Ali Larter propelled the new “Fatal Attraction”-style thriller “Obsessed” to the top of the weekend box office in North America.

According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, “Obsessed” sold $28.5 million worth of tickets, earning about twice what industry pundits had forecast and easily exceeding its modest $20 million budget.

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