Monsters Eat Up The Competition
Apparently the other two movies that opened along with Dreamworks Monsters vs Aliens were no threat to the ginormous animated feature. Shown not only in regular 2D but in 3D and IMAX 3D, this flick caught the attention of families across the nation as it waltzed into first at the box office for this past weekend. Among the releases, the Peter Cornwell directed, A Haunting In Connecticut grossed in a fair amount of cash to bounce into the number two slot. The same cannot be said for the WWE’s John Cena powered 12 Rounds. The action flick barely raked in enough money to slide itself into the top ten, despite the fairly good marketing.
Watchmen continues to cling on to make back its budget (I say don’t worry, it’ll get the rest and then some with DVD sales) while films like Taken are still riding strong, which is very surprising. It is quite a relief to see that Last House On The Left is sliding away, although it is surprising to see the Nicolas Cage hair extension-ed Knowing still hold its own despite the competition. Take a look below at the ending tallies for the weekend.
Weekend Box Office (March 27-29)
- Monsters Vs Aliens ($58.2 Million)
- Haunting In Connecticut ($23 Million)
- Knowing ($14.7 Million)
- I Love You Man ($12.6 Million)
- Duplicity ($7.5 Million)
- Race To Witch Mountain ($5.6 Million)
- 12 Rounds ($5.3 Million)
- Watchmen ($2.75 Million)
- Taken ($2.7 Million)
- Last House On The Left ($2.6 Million)
