This weekend’s favorites in theaters across the U.S. and Canada were zombie horror film “Resident Evil: Extinction” and sappy/crude romantic comedy “Good Luck Chuck,” the two corralling some $38 million in ticket sales, according to preliminary estimates.

“Resident Evil: Extinction,” the third installment in the video-game-derived series starring Milla Jovovich as a heroine surviving against all odds in a post-apocalyptic world, earned an estimated $24 million in ticket sales this weekend.

Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the film also features Ali Larter (Niki Sanders in the NBC series “Heroes”), Oded Fehr (Carlos in the previous “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”), Mike Epps and Ashanti.

At No. 2 comes “Good Luck Chuck,” which despite poor reviews sold tickets amounting to some $14 million, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers LLC. Starring Jessica Alba and Dane Cook, the film tells a story of impossible love between a hexed dentist and a klutzy penguin trainer.

Jodie Foster’s thriller “The Brave One,” which opened a week ago with $14 million, fell to No. 3 with $7.4 million. Foster, who also produced the movie, stars as a woman whose fiancé is murdered in a vicious attack. Broken down emotionally, she turns into a vigilante, probing deeply into the murks of her instincts for survival and revenge.

Terrence Howard co-stars as the detective assigned to investigate the string of murders she commits.

James Mangold’s Western “3:10 to Yuma,” a remake of the 1957 homonymous film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin, fell to fourth place, with sales of $6.4 million. Christian Bale stars as a rancher who helps a notorious outlaw, played by Russell Crowe, escape authorities.

“Eastern Promises” opened nationwide this weekend in the U.S., with ticket sales worth $5.7 million, placing fifth on the box office chart. Viggo Mortensen stars as a Russian mobster whose criminal background is accidentally uncovered by a midwife, played by Naomi Watts.

“Sydney White” debuted at No. 6, with $5.3 million. The family flick stars Amanda Bynes in a modern-day version of the children’s story “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” – classic characters replaced in the movie adaptation with a college freshman and her dorky friends.

Rounding out the top ten are “Mr. Woodcock,” starring Billy Bob Thornton, with $5 million; teen comedy “Superbad,” with $3.1 million; Matt Damon’s “The Bourne Ultimatum,” with $2.8 million; and “Dragon Wars,” with $2.5 million.

Final figures will be released today.