LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Santa was good to Hollywood over the Christmas holiday, delivering hearty box-office returns more than 34 percent higher than the same weekend last year.

The action-adventure tale ''National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' pulled in $65.4 million over the five-day holiday weekend. The Will Smith sci-fi flick ''I Am Legend'' dropped to second place with a $47.6 million holiday-weekend take. The animated ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' finished third with $38.6 million.

Five films opened Christmas Day. ''Alien vs. Predator: Requiem'' collected $9.5 million; ''The Great Debaters'' brought in $3.6 million; ''The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' took in $2.4 million. ''The Bucket List'' opened on 16 screens and collected $161,840 at the box office, while the French film ''Persepolis'' opened on seven screens and brought in $37,118 in ticket sales.

Movies brought in a total of $160 million Friday through Sunday, compared to about $119 million for the same period last Christmas weekend.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Tuesday, followed by distribution studio, five-day gross through Tuesday, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross through Tuesday and number of weeks in release, as compiled by Media By Numbers LLC are:

1. ''National Treasure: Book of Secrets,'' Disney, $65,444,195, 3,832 locations, $17,078 average, $65,444,195, one week.

2. ''I Am Legend,'' Warner Bros., $47,685,378, 3,620 locations, $13,173 average, $150,950,671, two weeks.

3. ''Alvin and the Chipmunks,'' Fox, $38,609,310, 3,499 locations, $11,034 average, $94,476,107, two weeks.

4. ''Charlie Wilson's War,'' Universal, $15,952,430, 2,575 locations, $6,195 average, $15,952,430, one week.

5. ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,'' Dreamworks/Paramount, $13,635,390, 1,249 locations, $10,917 average, $13,635,390, one week.

6. ''P.S. I Love You,'' Warner Bros., $10,048,349, 2,454 locations, $4,095 average, $10,048,349, one week.

7. ''Alien vs. Predator: Requiem,'' Fox, $9,515,615, 2,563 locations, $3,713 average, $9,515,615, one week.

8. ''The Golden Compass,'' New Line, $6,931,000, 2,953 locations, $2,347 average, $51,379,000, three weeks.

9. ''Juno,'' Fox Searchlight, $6,817,494, 305 locations, $22,352 average, $9,802,170, three weeks.

10. ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,'' Sony/Columbia, $6,257,174, 2,650 locations, $2,361 average, $6,257,174, one week.

11. ''Enchanted,'' Disney, $6,235,069, 2,752 locations, $2,266 average, $100,433,462, five weeks.

12. ''The Great Debaters,'' MGM, $3,604,000, 1,164 locations, $3,096 average, $3,604,000, one week.

13. ''Atonement,'' Focus, $2,900,722, 297 locations, $9,767 average, $6,713,097, three weeks.

14. ''No Country for Old Men,'' Miramax, $2,776,355, 1,222 locations, $2,272 average, $37,794,134, seven weeks.

15. ''The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,'' Sony, $2,385,644, 2,772 locations, $861 average, $2,385,644, one week.

16. ''The Kite Runner,'' Paramount Classics/Dreamworks, $1,957,563, 377 locations, $5,192 average, $2,658,448, two weeks.

17. ''The Perfect Holiday,'' Yari Film Group, $1,344,741, 1,247 locations, $1,078 average, $4,865,959, two weeks.

18. ''This Christmas,'' Sony Screen Gems, $1,338,517, 879 locations, $1,523 average, $48,152,367, five weeks.

19. ''Fred Claus,'' Warner Bros., $1,195,236, 1,155 locations, $1,035 average, $70,976,126, seven weeks.

20. ''August Rush,'' Warner Bros., $647,495, 701 locations, $924 average, $29,669,062, five weeks.