Below are the
final numbers from the top 12 films from the North American box
office this past weekend:
1. Alice In
Wonderland - $116,101,023
2. Brooklyn's Finest - $13,350,299
3. Shutter
Island - $13,225,411
4. Cop Out - $9,289,311
5. Avatar - $8,118,102
6. The Crazies - $7,078,851
7. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - $5,124,623
8. Valentine's Day - $4,154,110
9. Crazy Heart - $3,312,591
10. Dear John - $2,782,079
11. The Tooth Fairy - $1,684,408
12. The Wolfman
- $1,636,835
Overall, the
US Box Office was up 74% on last weekend's gross.
The first big
blockbuster for the year is another 3D entry, Tim Burton's ALICE
IN WONDERLAND which shattered everyone's expectations by taking
a mammoth $116 million over the weekend. This will no doubt be seen
as further proof that 3D is the way to go, and the medium seemed
quite suited to the warped fantasy world of Burton's mind. The film
cost a huge $200 million but the film should not have a problem
recouping it.
Another new
film opened over the weekend; BROOKLYN'S FINEST came in second place,
but earned only around 10% of ALICE IN WONDERLAND's take, hauling
in $13.3 million. However, BROOKLYN'S FINEST also only had 10% of
ALICE IN WONDERLAND's budget so it all evens out. The film did quite
well to earn this much, especially considering it debuted on far
fewer screens.
SHUTTER
ISLAND continues to do well, earning $13.2 million in its third
weekend and losing only 41% of its audience from last weekend. The
film has earned a profitable $95.7 million against an $80 million
budget.
The ultra-average
cop comedy COP OUT managed to only drop 49% on last weekend to earn
$9.2 million. The film has managed to earn $32.5 million, now officially
in the black against its $30 million budget. As hard as it is to
believe, this is director Kevin Smith's best result financially,
even though he's made far better films in the past.
AVATAR
had to yield its position on 3D screens to the number one film this
weekend, but the James Cameron sci-fi extravaganza still managed
a healthy $8.1 million, taking its cumulative domestic total to
$720 million.