'Mama' Wins Friday Box Office

New horror movie "Mama" topped the North American box office charts on Friday after raking in $10 million in ticket sales.

Mama wins Friday box office (Photo: Universal Pictures)

According to reports, the Jessica Chastain-starrer is on track to earn around $30 million during its opening weekend.

Directed by Andres Muschietti, "Mama" follows the story of two young girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued five years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night - their Mama.

Another film of the award-winning actress, the controversial but critically-acclaimed "Zero Dark Thirty," took the second spot with $4.55 million.

Rounding the top 5 were "Broken City" ($3 million), "Silver Linings Playbook" ($2.954 million) and "Gangster Squad" ($2.665 million).

Below are the top 10 movies at North American box office on Friday, January 18, 2013, based on data from Box Office Mojo:

Rank      Title       Daily Gross Gross To-Date Day 1    Mama $10,000,000       $10,000,000          1 2    Zero Dark Thirty $4,550,000         $42,895,000          31 3    Broken City $3,000,000         $3,000,000                1 4    Silver Linings Playbook $2,954,000         $46,913,000          64 5    Gangster Squad $2,665,000         $25,775,000          8 - Django Unchained $2,190,000         $132,309,000       25 - Les Miserables (2012) $2,000,000         $124,558,000       25 - The Last Stand $2,000,000          $2,000,000           1 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey                   $1,455,000         $282,445,000       36 - Lincoln $1,424,000         $156,560,000       71