Wedding Crashers has toppled Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the top of the North American box office, taking $20.4m over the weekend.

The romantic comedy, starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, moved into the top spot after two weeks at number two.

The David Dobkin film has taken $116m in the US and Canada since its release three weeks ago.

After two weeks in first place, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory dropped to second with $16.4m. The Warner Bros. release has earned $148m in three weeks at the North American box office.

Disney's Sky High, featuring Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston, entered at number three with a three-day total of $14.6.

Stealth, a film about navy pilots taking on a rogue drone plane, came in fourth with $13.5m.

The top five was completed by Must Love Dogs ($13m), a romantic comedy starring Diane Lane and John Cusack.

Ticket sales plummeted over the weekend, with the top 12 movies making $112.1m, a 21 per cent decrease from the same weekend last year.