Sunday, April 3, 2011

Diary of A Whimpy Kid 2 Rules Box Office








       Last weekend, family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" outmuscled adventure "Sucker Punch" to claim the North American weekend box office title with $24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
          "Wimpy Kid," based on the successful books about a boy in middle school, easily toppled "Sucker Punch," a fantasy tale of young women who can escape their dark lives by retreating into a dreamworld where they battle rivals. It claimed the No. 2 spot on movie charts with $19 million.
          "Sucker Punch" and "Wimpy Kid" were the only new major releases in theaters over the weekend, and had been widely expected to compete for No. 1. "Sucker Punch" started out strong on Friday, but families hitting theaters on Saturday helped lift up the "Wimpy Kid."
          Rounding out the top 3 at $15.2 million was thriller "Limitless," starring Bradley Cooper as a man who takes a drug that increases his brain capacity.
In its second weekend of release, "Limitless" ticket sales fell only 19 percent from one week ago when it claimed the No. 1 spot. Similarly, thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer" saw only a 17 percent drop and turned in $11 million to stay at No. 4.
          Typically, movies may see their ticket sales fall anywhere from 40 percent to 50 percent or more from one weekend to the next, and a slight decline shows both films are enjoying success with moviegoers.
"Limitless" has received 67 percent positive reviews from critics polled by Rottentomatoes.com, and "Lincoln Lawyer" has scored well with 81 percent of reviewers. By contrast, "Sucker Punch" is seeing 80 percent of its critiques in the not-so-good category, according to the website that compiles criticism.
Meanwhile, animated kids comedy "Rango," fell from No. 2 last week to No. 5 with $9.8 million. It now has claimed $106.4 million after four weeks in theaters.
         "Wimpy Kid" was released by 20th Century Fox film studio, a unit of News Corp. "Sucker Punch" was distributed by Warner Bros. movie studio, part of Time Warner Inc, and "Limitless" was released by privately held Relativity Media. "The Lincoln Lawyer" was released by Lions Gate and Rango by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc. [Source from: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/27/us-boxoffice-idUSTRE72Q1UT20110327]



# Title Mar 25 - 27


Weeks
Cumulative Distributor










1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules $ 23,751,502


1
$ 23,751,502 Fox
2 Sucker Punch 19,058,199


1
19,058,199 Warner Bros.
3 Limitless 15,055,249


2
41,111,231 Relativity
4 The Lincoln Lawyer 10,750,365


2
28,717,548 Lionsgate
5 Rango 9,772,822


4
106,335,987 Paramount
6 Paul 7,856,800


2
24,960,970 Universal
7 Battle: Los Angeles 7,582,566


3
72,562,110 Sony
8 Red Riding Hood 4,311,312


3
32,424,769 Warner Bros.
9 The Adjustment Bureau 4,290,795


4
54,916,865 Universal
10 Mars Needs Moms 2,258,428


3
19,224,641 Disney










11 Beastly 2,167,645


4
25,296,218 CBS Films
12 Hall Pass 1,705,370


5
42,323,480 Warner Bros.
13 The King's Speech 1,557,618


18
134,851,229 Weinstein Co.
14 Just Go With It 1,510,275


7
100,251,096 Sony
15 Gnomeo & Juliet 1,510,003


7
95,872,537 Disney
16 Jane Eyre 969,993


3
1,885,526 Focus
17 Unknown 646,340


6
62,239,565 Warner Bros.
18 Tangled 550,994


18
198,526,569 Disney
19 I Am Number Four 498,098


6
53,488,723 Disney
20 Win Win 464,420


2
672,336 Fox Searchlight
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