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Box Score: The Lion King reclaims the box office throne

Returning to theaters after first ruling the summer of 1994, the re-release of The Liong King 3D [TLK3D] tallied an estimated $29.3 million to retake the box office crown.   Families comprised  two-thirds of the audience. The animated classic is likely to extend its advertised two-weeks only engagement.

Last week's champ Contagion [CONTG] stepped down to second place with $14.5 million.  The viral thriller diminished a respectable 35%.

Drive [DRIVE] finished third with a $11.0 million debut.  The crime thriller attracted young males expecting a fast-paced actioner as well as older moviegoers brought out by great reviews.   

The remake Straw Dogs [STRAW] grossed $5.0 million to debut at the fifth spot. The evenly mixed crowd gave the film poor marks.

I Don't Know How She Does It [IDKHS] earned $4.5 million to open sixth overall.  The target audience of working women were too busy to check out  the working mom comedy. 

 

Rank TITLE RATING F-S-S TOTAL
1 THE LION KING 3D G $29,300,000 $29,300,000
2 CONTAGION PG-13 $14,480,000 $44,192,000
3 DRIVE R $11,018,464 $11,018,464
4 THE HELP PG-13 $6,438,000 $147,365,000
5 STRAW DOGS R $5,000,000 $5,000,000
6 I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT PG-13 $4,502,000 $4,502,000
7 THE DEBT R $2,945,897 $26,543,546
8 WARRIOR PG-13 $2,770,000 $9,912,300
9 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES PG-13 $2,625,000 $171,618,406
10 COLOMBIANA PG-13 $2,300,000 $33,347,000
11 SHARK NIGHT 3D PG-13 $1,800,000 $17,325,000
12 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE PG-13 $1,600,000 $80,770,000

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

 



Tag(s): TLK3D, CONTG, DRIVE, STRAW, IDKHS

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