Los Angeles ? A make-believe son of the glorious nation of Kazakhstan continues to rule the American box office.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” took in $29 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, distributor 20th Century Fox said Sunday. “Borat” raised its 10-day total to $67.8 million.

The top three movies remained unchanged from the previous weekend, with Disney’s “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” still in second place with $16.9 million and the Paramount-DreamWorks animated tale “Flushed Away” in third with $16.7 million.

Sony’s Will Ferrell comedy “Stranger Than Fiction” debuted as the best of the weekend’s newcomers, placing fourth with $14.1 million. Ferrell plays a meek tax auditor suddenly able to hear the voice of a narrator (Emma Thompson) chronicling his life and impending death.

While 20th Century Fox could crow about “Borat,” the studio’s Russell Crowe-Ridley Scott reunion “A Good Year” flopped, coming in at No. 10 with $3.8 million. “A Good Year” was a departure for the star and director of “Gladiator,” a soft romance with Crowe as a London investment shark seduced by the laid-back life at a French vineyard he inherits.

The movie generally was panned by critics, and audiences apparently were not willing to accept broody actor Crowe in a romantic lead, said Bruce Snyder, head of distribution for 20th Century Fox.

Expanding nationwide after two weekends in limited release, Paramount Vantage’s drama “Babel” was No. 6 with $5.65 million. With an ensemble cast that includes Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, “Babel” traces the repercussions of a shooting in the African desert on families around the globe.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s supernatural thriller “The Return” opened weakly with $4.8 million to come in at No. 8.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:

1. “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” $29 million.

2. “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” $16.9 million.

3. “Flushed Away,” $16.7 million.

4. “Stranger Than Fiction,” $14.1 million.

5. “Saw III,” $6.6 million.

6. “Babel,” $5.65 million.

7. “The Departed,” $5.2 million.

8. “The Return,” $4.8 million.

9. “The Prestige,” $4.6 million.

10. “A Good Year,” $3.8 million.