‘Alice in Wonderland’ dominates box office
March 15th, 2010 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
Los Angeles, March 15 (DPA) Director Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday.
“Alice”, which stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, brought in $62 million in ticket sales for Walt Disney Co, making a total of $208.6 million in the first two weeks of its release.
Iraq war movie “Green Zone”, starring Matt Damon, opened in second place and earned a disappointing $14.5 million for NBC Universal.
In third place was “She’s Out of My League” ($9.6 million), followed by Robert Pattinson-starrer “Remember Me” ($8.28 million). Teen heart-throb Pattinson last appeared on the big screen in the “Twilight” series.
“Shutter Island” was in fifth place ($8.14 million), while “Our Family Wedding” - with America Ferrera and Forest Whitaker and about a wedding uniting black and Hispanic families - took in $7.6 million in ticket sales.
“Avatar”, the highest-grossing film of all time, was in seventh place with $6.6 million.
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