Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ rose to the top of the box office across North America with a $17 million Easter weekend gross, while most of the five new releases, including the immensely forgettable war drama The Alamo, had to bite the dust.Final figures will be released Monday. Here are the top 10 weekend films, as compiled by Exhibitor Relations:

1. The Passion of the Christ, $17 million
2. Hellboy, $11.1 million
3. Johnson Family Vacation, $9.2 million
3. The Alamo, $9.2 million
5. Walking Tall, $8.3 million
6. Home on the Range, $8.1 million
7. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, $8 million
8. The Whole Ten Yards, $6.7 million
9. Ella Enchanted, $6.1 million
10. The Girl Next Door, $6 million