the top ten movies in north america

"Peter T. Chattaway" <petert-LOVM4QxV+tDq6eQxt3vRmLDks+cytr/[email protected]>
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Following are ticket sales for the top 10 movies 
at the North American box office for the March 25-27 weekend, according to 
studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.

       1  (+) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: ... ...... $24.4 million   24.4 million
[***] 2  (+) Sucker Punch ................... $19.0 million   19.0 million
[***] 3  (1) Limitless ...................... $15.2 million   41.3 million
       4  (4) The Lincoln Lawyer ............. $11.0 million   29.0 million
[***] 5  (2) Rango ........................... $9.8 million  106.4 million
[***] 6  (3) Battle: Los Angeles ............. $7.6 million   72.6 million
[***] 7  (5) Paul ............................ $7.5 million   24.6 million
[***] 8  (6) Red Riding Hood ................. $4.3 million   32.5 million
[***] 9  (7) The Adjustment Bureau ........... $4.2 million   54.9 million
[***] 10-(8) Mars Needs Moms ................. $2.2 million   19.2 million
[***] 10-(9) Beastly ......................... $2.2 million   25.3 million

NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.

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FWIW, Rango and Just Go with It are the first two movies of 2011 to gross 
over $100 million in North America.

Also FWIW, the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid earned $22.1 million in its 
opening weekend last year (it was #2, behind the third weekend of Alice in 
Wonderland).  So the sequel had a slightly better opening (at #1).

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Producer&id=ninajacobson.htm

Also FWIW, Sucker Punch had the lowest opening weekend of any live-action 
film in Zack Snyder's career; only his animated movie Legend of the 
Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole opened lower.  (It may be worth noting 
that Sucker Punch is the only film Snyder has directed that wasn't a 
remake of another movie or based on a novel or comic book.)

    2007  300                                             $70.9 million
    2009  Watchmen                                        $55.2 million
    2004  Dawn of the Dead                                $26.7 million
    2011  *** SUCKER PUNCH ***                            $19.0 million
    2010  Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole   $16.1 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=zacksnyder.htm

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011&p=.htm

The Domestic Top 10 of 2011 (as of March 27, 2011)

[***] 1 (4) Rango (PG)                                      $106.4 million
[***] 2 (1) Just Go with It (PG-13)                         $100.2 million
[***] 3 (2) The Green Hornet (PG-13)                         $98.0 million
[***] 4 (3) Gnomeo and Juliet (G)                            $95.8 million
[***] 5 (8) Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)                      $72.6 million
       6 (5) Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G)               $72.6 million
[***] 7 (6) No Strings Attached (R)                          $70.5 million
[***] 8 (7) Unknown (PG-13)                                  $62.2 million
[***] 9(10) The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)                    $54.9 million
[***] 10(9) I Am Number Four (PG-13)                         $53.5 million

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm

The Domestic Top 30 of 2010 (as of March 27, 2011)

[***] 1  (1) Toy Story 3 (G)                                $415.0 million
[***] 2  (2) Alice in Wonderland (PG)                       $334.2 million
[***] 3  (3) Iron Man 2 (PG-13)                             $312.4 million
[***] 4  (4) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13)             $300.5 million
[***] 5  (5) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13)       $294.9 million
[***] 6  (6) Inception (PG-13)                              $292.6 million
[***] 7  (7) Despicable Me (PG)                             $251.5 million
[***] 8  (8) Shrek Forever After (PG)                       $238.7 million
[***] 9  (9) How to Train Your Dragon (PG)                  $217.6 million
[***] 10(10) Tangled (PG)                                   $197.7 million
[***] 11(11) The Karate Kid (PG)                            $176.6 million
[***] 12(12) Tron Legacy (PG)                               $171.8 million
[---] 13(13) True Grit (PG-13)                              $170.1 million
[***] 14(14) Clash of the Titans (PG-13)                    $163.2 million
[***] 15(15) Grown Ups (PG-13)                              $162.0 million
[***] 16(16) Little Fockers (PG-13)                         $148.4 million
[***] 17(17) Megamind (PG)                                  $148.4 million
[***] 18(18) The King's Speech (R)                          $134.6 million
[***] 19(19) The Last Airbender (PG)                        $131.8 million
[***] 20(20) Shutter Island (R)                             $128.0 million
[***] 21(21) The Other Guys (PG-13)                         $119.2 million
[***] 22(22) Salt (PG-13)                                   $118.3 million
[***] 23(23) Jackass 3D (R)                                 $117.2 million
[***] 24(24) Valentine's Day (PG-13)                        $110.5 million
[---] 25(25) Black Swan (R)                                 $106.6 million
[***] 26(26) Robin Hood (PG-13)                             $105.3 million
[***] 27(27) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage ... (PG)  $104.2 million
[***] 28(28) The Expendables (R)                            $103.1 million
[***] 29(29) Due Date (R)                                   $100.5 million
[***] 30(30) Yogi Bear (PG)                                  $99.5 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm

The Worldwide Top 30 of 2010 (as of March 27, 2011)

[***] 1  Toy Story 3 (G)                    415.0 + 648.2 = 1063.2 million
[***] 2  Alice in Wonderland (PG)           334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 3  Harry Potter and the ... (PG-13)   294.9 + 657.2 =  952.1 million
[***] 4  Inception (PG-13)                  292.6 + 533.0 =  825.5 million
[***] 5  Shrek Forever After (PG)           238.7 + 511.4 =  750.2 million
[***] 6  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 398.0 =  698.5 million
[***] 7  Iron Man 2 (PG-13)                 312.4 + 309.6 =  622.1 million
[***] 8  Tangled (PG)                       197.7 + 368.0 =  565.7 million
[***] 9  Despicable Me (PG)                 251.5 + 276.5 =  528.0 million
[***] 10 How to Train Your Dragon (PG)      217.6 + 277.3 =  494.9 million
[***] 11 Clash of the Titans (PG-13)        163.2 + 330.0 =  493.2 million
[***] 12 The Chronicles of Narnia: ... (PG) 104.2 + 304.8 =  409.0 million
[***] 13 Tron Legacy (PG)                   171.8 + 225.5 =  397.3 million
[***] 14 The King's Speech (R)              134.6 + 226.4 =  361.1 million
[***] 15 The Karate Kid (PG)                176.6 + 182.5 =  359.1 million
[***] 16 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13)   90.8 + 244.4 =  335.2 million
[***] 17 Robin Hood (PG-13)                 105.3 + 216.4 =  321.7 million
[***] 18 Megamind (PG)                      148.4 + 171.1 =  319.5 million
[***] 19 The Last Airbender (PG)            131.8 + 187.4 =  319.1 million
[***] 20 Little Fockers (PG-13)             148.4 + 160.4 =  308.9 million
[***] 21 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R)        60.1 + 236.1 =  296.2 million
[***] 22 Shutter Island (R)                 128.0 + 166.8 =  294.8 million
[***] 23 Salt (PG-13)                       118.3 + 175.2 =  293.5 million
[***] 24 Sex and the City 2 (R)              95.3 + 193.0 =  288.3 million
[---] 25 Black Swan (R)                     106.6 + 175.0 =  281.6 million
[***] 26 The Expendables (R)                103.1 + 171.4 =  274.5 million
[***] 27 The Tourist (PG-13)                 67.6 + 204.9 =  272.5 million
[***] 28 Grown Ups (PG-13)                  162.0 + 109.4 =  271.4 million
[***] 29 Knight and Day (PG-13)              76.4 + 185.5 =  261.9 million
[---] 30 True Grit (PG-13)                  170.1 +  74.5 =  244.6 million

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/

The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of March 27, 2011)

[*2*] 1  Avatar (2009)                                      $760.5 million
[*2*] 2  Titanic (1997)                                     $600.8 million
[***] 3  The Dark Knight (2008)                             $533.3 million
[*7*] 4  Star Wars (1977)                                   $461.0 million
[***] 5  Shrek 2 (2004)                                     $441.2 million
[*4*] 6  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)                  $435.1 million
[*3*] 7  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)   $431.1 million
[***] 8  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)  $423.3 million
[***] 9  Toy Story 3 (2010)                                 $415.0 million
[*2*] 10 Spider-Man (2002)                                  $403.7 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

The Worldwide Top 10 of All Time (as of March 27, 2011)

[*2*] 1  Avatar (2009)                     760.5 + 2021.7 = 2782.2 million
[*2*] 2  Titanic (1997)                    600.8 + 1242.4 = 1843.2 million
[*4*] 3  The Lord of the Rings: ... (2003) 377.0 +  742.1 = 1119.1 million
[***] 4  Pirates of the ... Chest (2006)   423.3 +  642.9 = 1066.2 million
[***] 5  Toy Story 3 (2010)                415.0 +  648.2 = 1063.2 million
[***] 6  Alice in Wonderland (2010)        334.2 +  690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 7  The Dark Knight (2008)            533.3 +  468.6 = 1001.9 million
[*2*] 8  Harry Potter and the ... (2001)   317.6 +  657.2 =  974.7 million
[***] 9  Pirates of the ... End (2007)     309.4 +  651.6 =  961.0 million
[***] 10 Harry Potter and the ... (2010)   294.9 +  657.2 =  952.1 million

--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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    claim remembrance, on account of their scars. -- Chris Marker, La Jetee

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