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Box Office: Action Ladies Sucker Punched By Wimpy Kid
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- Category: Reviews
- Published: Sunday, 27 March 2011 17:53
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Rodrick ruled the box office after sucker punching Zack Snyder's fantasy action film during the box office weekend of March 25, 2011.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules took the number one spot at movie theaters this weekend with a take of $24.4 million on 3,167 theaters, beating Sucker Punch by $5 million on 3,033 screens. Sucker Punch opened number 2 with $19.0 million, making it the worst opening for a live-action film by Zack Snyder.
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Rodrick ruled the box office after sucker punching Zack Snyder's fantasy action film during the box office weekend of March 25, 2011.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules took the number one spot at movie theaters this weekend with a take of $24.4 million on 3,167 theaters, beating Sucker Punch by $5 million on 3,033 screens. Sucker Punch opened number 2 with $19.0 million, making it the worst opening for a live-action film by Zack Snyder.
Zack Snyder's films Dawn of the Dead (2004), 300 (2007), and Watchmen (2009) all opened in March at number one. His first feature film, Dawn of the Dead, took in $26.7 in ticket sales, while his follow up, 300 starring Gerard Butler opened to a tune of $70 million -- his personal best. Watchmen in 2009 raked in $55.2 opening weekend.
Last week's number one film - Limitless starring Bradley Cooper held on well with the new competition, dropping only 19% to the number three spot. Matthew McConaughey's The Lincoln Lawyer held on at number four with a 16% drop off from its previous weekend, Rango dropped to number five but the Johnny Depp film passed the $100 million mark after topping the box office charts for the last four weeks.
The remaining five pictures in the top ten included Battle: Los Angeles, Paul, Red Riding Hood, Paul, and Mars Needs Moms.
Box Office Results: March 25-27
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2. Sucker Punch
3. Limitless
4. The Lincoln Lawyer
5. Rango
6. Battle: Los Angeles
7. Paul
8. Red Riding Hood
9. The Adjustment Bureau
10. Mars Needs Moms