With a little help from the Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis comedy The Campaign, the latest Bourne film -- which sees Jeremy Renner replace Matt Damon in the starring role -- The Bourne Legacy was able to make its way past The Dark Knight Rises to the top of the box office this past weekend with $40.2 million.

Ferrell's political comedy debuted in second place with $27.4 million, bumping last week's number one, The Dark Knight Rises, to number three with $19.5 million. The Meryl Streep romantic comedy Hope Springs debuted at number four with $15.6 million while Diary of Wimpy Kid: Dog Days slipped two spots to number five with $8.2 million.

1. The Bourne Legacy, Universal, $40,265,000 (avg. $10,752)
2. The Campaign, Warner Bros., $27,440,000 (avg. $8,562)
3. The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros., $19,540,000 (avg. $5,295)
4. Hope Springs, Sony, $15,600,000 (avg. $6,607)
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Fox, $8,200,000 (avg. $2,413)
6. Total Recall (2012), Sony, $8,100,000 (avg. $2,249)
7. Ice Age: Continental Drift, Fox, $6,750,000 (avg. $2,176)
8. Ted, Universal, $3,290,000 (avg. $1,490)
9. Step Up Revolution, Summit, $2,850,000 (avg. $1,502)
10. The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony, $2,200,000 (avg. $1,388)