The LA Times.

It took a bunch of cartoon birds to get moviegoers to head out to
the cinema again.

After seven consecutive weekends in which ticket sales were down compared to the
same periods last year, the movie business finally began to get back on track
this weekend, largely because of the 3-D animated film "Rio."

"Rio," which centers on feathered friends on a Brazilian adventure, grossed a
solid $40 million, according to an estimate Sunday from distributor 20th Century
Fox.