Sacha Baron Cohen and his character Borat topped the box office for the second week in a row, beating out films starring the likes of Russell Crowe, Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt.

The fake Kazakh reporter brought in $29 million over the weekend across North America, with an additional $15 million from other foreign markets, according to Reuters.

In fact, the other spots in the top three also stayed the same for a second week. Disney’s “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” starring Tim Allen as St. Nick for a third time, earned $16.9 million. Third place was held by followed by “Flushed Away” with $16.7 million.

The big names disappointed. Ferrell’s “Stranger Than Fiction” did best, coming in fourth with $14.1 million.

Meanwhile, Pitt’s “Babel” took sixth with $5.7 million in its first weekend of wide release.

Crowe’s “A Good Year” fell far short of the top spots, though, coming in tenth with $3.8 million.






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