‘Unstoppable’ can’t slow down ‘Megamind’

The DreamWorks Animation 3-D comedy, featuring Ferrell as the voice of a super villain, made just over $30 million in its second week in theaters, according to studio estimates yesterday. It’s now made nearly $90 million total. “Megamind’’ also features the voices of Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, and Jonah Hill.

Opening in second place was the 20th Century Fox action thriller “Unstoppable,’’ starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as railroad workers trying to stop a massive runaway train. It made $23.5 million. The movie is based on a 2001 Ohio incident in which a train carrying hazardous cargo traveled 66 miles without a crew.

Last week’s No. 2 film, “Due Date,’’ fell to the third spot with $15.5 million. The Warner Bros. comedy features Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis as opposites stuck together on a cross-country road trip. It’s now made $59 million in two weeks.

Among the weekend’s other new releases, “Skyline’’ opened in fourth place with $11.7 million. The Universal Pictures sci-fi thriller depicts aliens invading and destroying Los Angeles. And “Morning Glory,’’ a Paramount comedy set in a network morning show starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, and Diane Keaton, opened at No. 5 with about $9.6 million.

Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing for DreamWorks Animation, said positive word of mouth helped “Megamind’’ remain on top.

“It’s exciting because audiences are clearly responding very well to the movie,’’ said Globe. “This was a decided No. 1 again. We were only down 35 percent, which is a pretty terrific hold for the movie.’’

But “Megamind’’ is the rare family movie in theaters these days, which also helps, said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. Next week, the feverishly anticipated first half of the “Harry Potter’’ finale, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,’’ debuts.

“Up until ‘Megamind’ the marketplace was virtually devoid of any family films,’’ Dergarabedian said. “You had ‘Paranormal Activity 2,’ ‘Saw 3-D,’ ‘Jackass 3D.’ Then there was a plethora of adult-oriented dramas: ‘Secretariat,’ ‘The Social Network,’ ‘Hereafter,’ all those films. Then there were movies for older audiences like ‘Red.’’’