While Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) backed films took three of the top five spots in this past weekend’s U.S. box office, it was “The Lego Movie” from Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) that came out on top.

In its second outing, animated film “The Lego Movie,” which features the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett, earned $48.8 million. That brings its to-date total to around $140 million and makes it one of the biggest blockbusters of the year thus far. Likely strong word of mouth and repeat viewings by kids and families helped boost the film’s performance.

The Sony-produced romantic comedy “About Last Night,” starring Kevin Hart, came in second place with $27 million, and “Robocop” took in $21 million to earn it third place. Both films are remakes, and the latter is a joint Sony/MGM production.

Following in fourth place was “The Monuments Men” with an estimated weekend haul of $15.3 million. This Sony production has made about $46.7 million since it opened, but that compares to a budget believed to be about $70 million. “Robocop” likewise has a ways to go to earn back its $100 million budget.

Rounding out the top five last weekend was “Endless Love” at $13.5 million. This film was another remake and a production of Universal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA). Its budget was only $20 million, so it is likely to turn a profit in the coming weeks.

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