Weekend Estimates: Alice Leads Way for Second Weekend
March 14, 2010
Alice in Wonderland comfortably held top spot at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
In these days of 60% drops for big releases, its decline of 47% can be considered a victory for Disney and earned it an impressive $62 million in its second outing.
Its total cume to date passed $200 million, and the movie is already Tim Burton's second-highest grossing movie after 1989's Batman.
New releases all struggled individually, but collectively earned over $40 million, indicating that the high level of competition was their biggest problem.
Green Zone topped the list with $14.5 million, well down from previous Matt Damon/Paul Greengrass collaborations.
She's Out of My League picked up $9.6 million for Paramount, also below expectations but not terrible.
Remember Me scored $8.3 million for Summit. Again, that's lower than pre-weekend projections, and something of a disappointment given Robert Pattinson's fan base. However, it's hardly a disaster considering the likely budget of the movie and the time of year.
Our Family Wedding was the final new wide release, and it actually did a little better than expected with $7.6 million.
Its Per Theater Average was comparable with Green Zone's, making it a fairly successful niche play for Searchlight.
- Weekend Numbers
- Friday Box Office
- Saturday Box Office
- Sunday Box Office
Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Our Family Wedding, Remember Me, She's Out of My League, Alice in Wonderland, Green Zone