The
third time was a charm for the lovable animals of DreamWorks’
Madagascar franchise as the movie scored an impressive $60.4 million at
the U.S. box office (June 8-10) and landed on top of the ticket sales
chart. Co-directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, the
pic debuted slightly behind the second outing of the animals,
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa which opened with $63.1 million in 2008 and
went on to bring in $603.9 million globally.The third chapter of
the franchise has also been doing very well in international
territories, collecting a $75.5 million from 28 markets, including
Russia, where the film had the biggest opening day ever in the country’s
history on Thursday and brought in $16.5 million in the country.The
No. 2 spot belonged to Ridley Scott’s sci fi epic Prometheus, which got
a healthy start with a $50 million weekend. The quasi-Alien prequel
played in 862 fewer theaters than Madagascar 3. The overseas numbers for
the movie was a healthy $91.4 million in 50 foreign countries.
Meanwhile Lionsgate’s blockbuster The Hunger Games crossed the
$400-million milestone at the domestic box office during its 11th
weekend at the box office.
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