Box Office
The Lion King 3D Tops Box office
The Lion King 3D movie which had been the re-release to beloved animation had shot up to win the top place at box office so The Lion King 3D movie had drawn large crowds of family audience to theaters. The eye popping 3D version to classic Disney animated musical had earned a whopping $29.3 million exceeding the expectations of the studio that hoped it will make around $10 million to d $12 million. It seems they have underestimated the popularity of their popular flick so it nonetheless became the winner. Last week’s winner Contagion movie had to take one step down paving path for the animation venture to rule the box office and that had been not before making an impressive amount of $14.5 million.
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The Help Tops Box Office for the Third Week
The Help movie seems to have done quite impressively for the third consecutive week and thanks to weak new releases The Help movie had managed to dominate again. This sleeper hit of a motion picture has so far made a whopping amount of $108 millions and this drama already has many accolades mentioned in relation to it. As it has been mentioned earlier as well the new release could not surpass the top place. As for the new releases only Shark Night 3D movie had manged to fair a little better at the box office and it had debuted with a grossing of $2.8 million which does not sound impressive at all. So many viewers seemed to have favorite the earlier released motion pictures to new movies.
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The Help Tops Box office for the Second Week
The Help movie has gone on to top the box office list for a second time and it seems viewers who had enjoyed the drama The Help movie has been given the chance to know the motion picture to be entertaining. Though movie had not made it to nab the first palace in its opening week in its second week it had caught up and this time it had earned an interesting amount of $14.3 million. The movie seems to be on its way to become one of the best the movie had been followed by Colombiana movie. It had been one of the debut openings of the week and making an amount of $10.3 million it sure had a rather impressive opening.
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The Help Nabs Box Office Top Place
The Help movie in its second week since release had manged to nab the top place at the box office list so it can be said that The Help movie might do impressively in coming weeks as well. This week the grossing of drama had been rounded as $20.5 million and it seems that it had manged to help itself move upwards. It seems that work of mouth had done the trick for this motion picture and after seeing the movie for themselves viewers had suggested it to friends. Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie had to get contended with the second place this week and it had manged to rule the box office list for two successive weeks before falling behind after making an interesting amount of $16.3 million.
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Transformers 3 Tops Box Office
Transformers 3 movie which had high hopes placed on it manged to do extremely well at box office for Transformers 3 movie had secured the top place. Debuting at wide screen last week the project did impressively at box office and at the end of its initial run the movie had made a whopping amount of $372 million in a global level which had consisted of a domestic grossing of $97 million. As the latest addition to science fiction franchise had nabbed the top place Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures latest animation flick Cars 2 movie had to take one step down from its top place for this week it was in second place but not before grossing $25 millions for it had attracted more interested family audience to theaters.
Though Transformers 3 movie had not manged to impress critics it had nonetheless did extremely well at box office which suggests that fans had been entertained in many ways as they enjoyed it. Comedy flick Bad Teacher movie which had ruled at second place last week had to take one step down as well for this week it was in third place. Grossing of $14 millions proved that fans had found the star studded cast to be worth watching. Another new entry Larry Crowne movie had ended up in fourth place and it had grossed $13 millions. Though the movie had captured performances delivered by a star studded cast the comedy flick seems to have a lot of catching up to do at box office.
It can thus be concluded that Transformers 3 movie had manged to dominate the box office list by doing exceptionally well and among the new releases of the week the flick did finely. Another new entry Monte Carlo movie had managed to nab the fifth place at box office list and it had grossed an amount of only $7.6 million which does not sound great. However the project might catch up in coming weeks. This sixth place of box office list had been secured by Super 8 movie which had made $7.5 million in its debut week.
Cars 2 Wins Box Office Race
Cars 2 movie seems to have raced into take the trophy for top place at box office so with large crowds of family audiences Cars 2 movie had manged to become the number one grosser last week. Second installment to action, comedy and adventure filled animation flick had attracted kids and adults alike to theaters so it comes as now wonder that it opened with a whopping $68 million. While the story of racing cars had ruled at the top place the second place had been secured by another new opening which had been Bad Teacher movie. Star studded flick had managed to make an impressive grossing of $31 million and though most of the viewers had consisted of women in coming weeks men too will be interested in it.
Pixar Animation must be thrilled the way their latest venture Cars 2 movie had done at box office and family audience who enjoyed adventures of race car Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater are looking forward to another installment. Third place had been secured by super hero flick Green Lantern movie which had manged to earn an amount of $18.4 million in its second week since opening. In the fourth place of box office list had been Super 8 movie and this time it had grossed $12.1 million. Looking at box office list it can be noticed that previously released movies seems to have had to give up their places for new openings. It remains to be seen how these movies will do in coming weeks.
With Cars 2 movie successfully nabbing the top place comedy flick Mr. Popper’s Penguins movie had to be content in fourth place by earning an amount of $10.3 million. Though it had one of the notable movie stars of comedy flicks the movie did not fair exceptionally well. Reboot and sequel to one of the hit franchises X-Men: First Class movie had been able to secure the sixth place at box office list and the movie had manged to make an amount of $6.6 million. It will be interesting to see what future holds for these movies.
Green Lantern Dominates Weekend Box Office
Green Lantern movie topped the week end box office by grossing most among the new opening and though it should be added that Green Lantern movie had not done remarkably it had nonetheless manged to draw large crowds to theaters. Making a $52.7 million domestically it comes as no wonder that this had been a crowd puller for the previews had promised this to be entertaining. Comparing to other comic book to motion picture adaptation this newly released flick falls behind Thor and X Men prequel. Last week winner Super 8 movie had to take one step down with the new opening of super hero flick but not before grossing $21.3 million. For a flick which has no star power to back it this sure appears doing quite impressively.
Though Green Lantern movie might not have been able to make the impression it had intend the studio is hoping that the flick will pick up more viewers in coming weeks. In the third place of box office list had been another new opening and this time it had been the family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins movie. Grossing of $18.2 million as its debut may not be quite impressive but it does not sound too bad either. Prequel to popular franchise X-Men: First Class movie had managed to secure the fourth place and though it has been three weeks since the movie has been released it it impressive to see the way the flick had manged to make a grossing of $11.5 million.
So it can be hoped that latest addition to genre of super hero flicks titled as Green Lantern movie might go on to do well in coming weeks. In the fifth place of box office list had been the comedy flick The Hangover Part II movie which had manged to do well by earning an amount of $9.6 million despite this being the fourth week since it has been released. Animation flick Kung Fu Panda 2 movie had secured the sixth place with a grossing of $8.7 million. And this is without adding up the amount it had made internationally.









