LOS ANGELES – Johnny Depp and Tim Burton found a pile of money on the other side of the looking glass.
"Alice in Wonderland," their update on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass," had a mammoth opening weekend of $116.1 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:
1. "Alice in Wonderland," Disney, $116,101,023, 3,728 locations, $31,143 average, $116,101,023, one week.
2. "Brooklyn's Finest," Overture, $13,350,299, 1,936 locations, $6,896 average, $13,350,299, one week.
3. "Shutter Island," Paramount, $13,225,411, 3,178 locations, $4,162 average, $95,750,005, three weeks.
4. "Cop Out," Warner Bros., $9,289,311, 3,150 locations, $2,949 average, $32,504,610, two weeks.
5. "Avatar," Fox, $8,118,102, 2,163 locations, $3,753 average, $720,607,444, 12 weeks.
6. "The Crazies," Overture, $7,078,851, 2,479 locations, $2,856 average, $27,472,164, two weeks.
7. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," Fox, $5,124,623, 2,994 locations, $1,712 average, $78,057,749, four weeks.
8. "Valentine's Day," Warner Bros., $4,154,110, 3,040 locations, $1,366 average, $106,303,870, four weeks.
9. "Crazy Heart," Fox Searchlight, $3,312,591, 1,274 locations, $2,600 average, $29,532,002, 12 weeks.
10. "Dear John," Sony Screen Gems, $2,782,079, 2,496 locations, $1,115 average, $76,626,086, five weeks.
11. "The Tooth Fairy," Fox, $1,684,408, 1,734 locations, $971 average, $56,240,052, seven weeks.
12. "The Wolfman," Universal, $1,636,835, 1,829 locations, $895 average, $60,446,320, four weeks.
13. "The Ghost Writer," Summit, $1,287,646, 147 locations, $8,759 average, $2,600,505, three weeks.
14. "The Blind Side," Warner Bros., $1,257,186, 822 locations, $1,529 average, $250,467,047, 16 weeks.
15. "The Last Station," Sony Pictures Classics, $717,675, 354 locations, $2,027 average, $4,527,796, eight weeks.
16. "Up in the Air," Paramount, $607,465, 403 locations, $1,507 average, $83,011,223, 14 weeks.
17. "When in Rome," Disney, $575,254, 504 locations, $1,141 average, $31,720,305, six weeks.
18. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," Fox, $544,451, 562 locations, $969 average, $217,367,092, 11 weeks.
19. "The Book of Eli," Warner Bros., $533,156, 555 locations, $961 average, $93,412,890, eight weeks.
20. "The Hurt Locker," Summit, $439,000, 274 locations, $1,602 average, $14,700,000, one week. - AP
"Alice in Wonderland," their update on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass," had a mammoth opening weekend of $116.1 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:
1. "Alice in Wonderland," Disney, $116,101,023, 3,728 locations, $31,143 average, $116,101,023, one week.
2. "Brooklyn's Finest," Overture, $13,350,299, 1,936 locations, $6,896 average, $13,350,299, one week.
3. "Shutter Island," Paramount, $13,225,411, 3,178 locations, $4,162 average, $95,750,005, three weeks.
4. "Cop Out," Warner Bros., $9,289,311, 3,150 locations, $2,949 average, $32,504,610, two weeks.
5. "Avatar," Fox, $8,118,102, 2,163 locations, $3,753 average, $720,607,444, 12 weeks.
6. "The Crazies," Overture, $7,078,851, 2,479 locations, $2,856 average, $27,472,164, two weeks.
7. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," Fox, $5,124,623, 2,994 locations, $1,712 average, $78,057,749, four weeks.
8. "Valentine's Day," Warner Bros., $4,154,110, 3,040 locations, $1,366 average, $106,303,870, four weeks.
9. "Crazy Heart," Fox Searchlight, $3,312,591, 1,274 locations, $2,600 average, $29,532,002, 12 weeks.
10. "Dear John," Sony Screen Gems, $2,782,079, 2,496 locations, $1,115 average, $76,626,086, five weeks.
11. "The Tooth Fairy," Fox, $1,684,408, 1,734 locations, $971 average, $56,240,052, seven weeks.
12. "The Wolfman," Universal, $1,636,835, 1,829 locations, $895 average, $60,446,320, four weeks.
13. "The Ghost Writer," Summit, $1,287,646, 147 locations, $8,759 average, $2,600,505, three weeks.
14. "The Blind Side," Warner Bros., $1,257,186, 822 locations, $1,529 average, $250,467,047, 16 weeks.
15. "The Last Station," Sony Pictures Classics, $717,675, 354 locations, $2,027 average, $4,527,796, eight weeks.
16. "Up in the Air," Paramount, $607,465, 403 locations, $1,507 average, $83,011,223, 14 weeks.
17. "When in Rome," Disney, $575,254, 504 locations, $1,141 average, $31,720,305, six weeks.
18. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," Fox, $544,451, 562 locations, $969 average, $217,367,092, 11 weeks.
19. "The Book of Eli," Warner Bros., $533,156, 555 locations, $961 average, $93,412,890, eight weeks.
20. "The Hurt Locker," Summit, $439,000, 274 locations, $1,602 average, $14,700,000, one week. - AP
Source: gmanews.tv and ap.org
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