‘Rio’ tops Easter weekend box-office earnings
April 25th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANILos Angeles, Apr 25 (ANI): Fox’s animated adventure ‘Rio’ is leading the box office for the second weekend in a row, earning 26.8 million dollars, according to studio estimates.
Animated bunny comedy ‘Hop’ crossed the 100 million dollars mark domestically. It did right by Hollywood, too, which saw ticket sales perk up-way up-over last year, reports E! Online.
Also doing well over the Easter weekend were a slew of newcomers, including Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family,’ which took second place with earnings of 25.8 million dollars.
The drama “Water for Elephants,” with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, came in third with 17.5 million dollars.
Here’s a complete rundown of the top-grossing films, per Friday-Sunday numbers as compiled by Exhibitor Relations.
Rio, 26.8 million dollars
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family, 25.8 million dollars
Water for Elephants, 17.5 million dollars
Hop, 12.5 million dollars
Scream 4, 7.2 million dollars
African Cats, 6.4 million dollars
Soul Surfer, 5.6 million dollars
Insidious, 5.4 million dollars
Hanna, 5.3 million dollars
Source Code, 5.1 million dollars (ANI)
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