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After debuting with a strong #1 last weekend, Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland” shot way past new debuts at this weekend’s box office including the highly anticipated Matt Damon thriller “Green Zone”, the comedy “She’s Out of My League,” the “Remember Me” romance, and the comedy “Our Family Wedding.”
According to estimates, “Alice In Wonderland” raked in another $62 million over the weekend to put its domestic total at over $200 million in just two weeks.
Matt Damon’s new Iraq war conspiracy thriller “Green Zone” became one of the biggest flops of the year, when it pulled in just over $14.5 million, despite Universal Pictures’ advertising efforts in toting it as a thriller worthy of comparisons to previous Damon flicks such as “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
It didn’t work though.
According to the L.A. Times, studios spent about $100 million to produce “Green Zone” and tens of millions more to market it, meaning it will be a major money loser.
The romance “Remember Me,” starring “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson, opened at just $8.3 million to put it at #4, while the low-budget romantic comedy “She’s Out of My League,” which stars Jay Baruchel, took in $9.6 million to come in at #3.
In at #5 was “Shutter Island,” taking in $8.1 million in its fourth weekend to take it past $100 million domestically.
And the last wide release was “Our Family Wedding,” which generated just $7.6 million.
That wraps things up this weekend. Next weekend, look out for the Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston action comedy “The Bounty Hunter,” the comedy “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,”and the Jude Law sci-fi “Repo Men.”
This weekend’s top 10 is as follows:
1 – “Alice in Wonderland,” $62 million.
2 – “Green Zone,” $9.6 million.
3 – “She’s Out of My League,” $9.6 million.
4 – “Remember Me,” $8.3 million.
5 – “Shutter Island,” $8.1 million
6 – “Our Family Wedding,” $7.6 million
7 – “Avatar,” $6.6 million
8 – “Brooklyn’s Finest,” $4.29 million
9 – “Cop Out,” $4.23 million
10 – “The Crazies,” $3.6 million.
