“Alice in Wonderland” smashes records in weekend run
Tim Burton’s 3D film, produced by Walt Disney Co., managed to break multiple records in the North American box office for its weekend run. The 3D fairytale sold $116.3 million (77 million pounds) in tickets, and more than $90 million in its international release, the company said Sunday.
Its international earnings in 40 foreign countries finally halted Avatar’s 11-week reign overseas. The film’s early worldwide gross is at an impressive $210.3 million, for its first weekend eventhough the film is yet to open in two-fifths of the interntational market.
The film was only predicted to open with $75 million for its rejuvenation of the Lewis Caroll classic but had managed to pull out by a long shot. Its performance is comparable to the biggest movie of all time, Avatar which opened at $77 million in December 2009. In its opening weekend alone, the film had overcome its huge $200 million budget, tallied by Boxofficemojo.com.
Predictably, Tim Burton chose Johnny Depp to star as the Mad Hatter, while Australian newcomer Mia Wasikowska plays 19-year old Alice. Burton’s girlfriend Helena, Bonham Carter gives a convincing performance as the Red Queen and fan favorite Anne Hathaway takes in the role of the White Queen.
And like Avatar, reviews were mixed, but everyone was satisfied with the visual offerings more than its storyline.
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