3D film “Clash of the Titans’ leading worldwide gross of $ 61.4 million
“Clash of the Titans”, the latest film in 3D foot gain easily won the battle at the box office of the Easter weekend in North America according to estimates issued on Sunday by the study.
The adventure epic that grossed $ 61.4 million in the United States and Canada since its release on Thursday said distributor Warner Bros. Pictures owned by Time Warner Inc.
The premiere was in line with industry expectations and set a new record for an opening at Easter. The previous record was set by “Scary Movie 4″ (40.2 million) in 2006.
The film, starring Sam Worthington (“Avatar”) as the heroic Perseus and Ralph Fiennes as the villain Hades, also raised $ 44.2 million in the first place of the openings for the 15 foreign markets where it debuted.
Spain contributed $ 8.6 million in five days, Britain $ 7.8 million in three days, and South Korea 6.8 million dollars in four days. The preliminary global total remains at 108.26 million dollars.
Globally, 3D displays slightly more than half of sales, even though the tape was available in more than 2D displays.
Since the triumph of “Avatar”, Hollywood has been quick to capitalize on 3D movies, because studies can charge more expensive tickets by experience.
“Clash of the Titans”, which cost over $ 100 million, is a true 3D film, since it was converted from 2D after the end of filming.
However, cinema owners have been slow to equip their rooms with new technology, creating a jam between the 3D movies. “Clash” exhibition dates competed with previous leaders “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Alice in Wonderland.”
The film “Dragon” from DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc fell to No. 3 with $ 29.2 million, bringing its collection of 10 days remained at 92.3 million dollars.
After a relatively disappointing release of 44 million dollars that drove the price of the shares of the study to 8 percent lower on Monday the film lost a third of its audience. Falls of the second weekend are usually in the range of 50 percent.
“Alice”, Walt Disney Co, fell three places to No. 5 with $ 8.3 million in its fifth weekend and totaled 309.8 million dollars.
Among other newcomers, “Why Did I Get Married Too?” Tyler Perry reached the second place with $ 30.2 million, the second biggest opening for the prolific filmmaker. The film is Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Disney’s drama “The Last Song”, the first foray by the teen queen Miley Cyrus at maturity, debuted in fourth place with $ 16.2 million. His total stood at $ 25.6 million after its release on Wednesday.
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