The romantic comedy Why Did I Get Married? directed by the comedian and director Tyler Perry has debuted in the first place in the weekend box-office rankings.

According to the estimates released by Lionsgate Filme, the movie earned $21.5 million in revenue and knocked The Game Plan to the second place.

Based on Tyler Perry’s hit play and starring the pop diva Janet Jackson, Why Did I Get Married? is about the lives of four couples who share their annual winter holiday.

After a two week ends reign, The Game Plans, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has recorded only $11.5 million.

Clooney's legal drama "Michael Clayton" has came in the third place after it opened nationwide, while the new drama We Own The Night with Joaqin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg opened on the fourth place.

Under alias Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) manages a Brooklyn nightclub owned by Russian Marat Bujayev (Moni Moshonov), a haven for drug dealers.

In a rather disappointing debut, the sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age starring Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush has achieved only the seventh place with $6 million in sales, one million behind Ben Stiller’s latest comedy, The Heartbreak Kid.

According to Box Office Mojo the Top 10 also included The Kingdom $4.57 million; Across the Universe $4 million; Resident Evil: Extinction $2.65 million; and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising $2.15 million.