Oz: The Great and Powerful

The Croods Tops Olympus Has Fallen and Oz to Take Weekend Box Office

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8:40 am, March 24th, 2013

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(DreamWorks)

The Croods, an animated family film featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, and Ryan Reynolds, debuted atop the box office this weekend with $44 million in ticket sales.

That put The Croods comfortably ahead of the second place finisher, White House action-thriller Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman, which earned $30 million.

Coming in third was Oz the Great and Powerful with $23 million.

The Call and the new Tina Fey–Paul Rudd comedy Admission nabbed fourth and fifth places with $9 million and $6.7 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Spring Breakers, starring Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Vanessa Hudgens ($4.5 million), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone ($4.2 million), Jack the Giant Slayer ($3 million), Identity Thief ($2.5 million), and Snitch ($2 million).

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Oz the Great and Powerful Dominates Box Office; Plus, Weekend’s Top 10!

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10:27 am, March 17th, 2013

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(Disney)

Oz the Great and Powerful has won a second straight weekend box office.

The fantasy adventure starring James Franco earned $42.2 million to take the top spot again.

Halle Berry’s 911 operator thriller The Call grabbed second place with $17.1 million, while Steve Carell’s magician comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone came in third with $10 million.

Jack the Giant Slayer and Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, nabbed fourth and fifth places with $6.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Snitch ($3.5 million), 21 & Over ($2.6 million), Silver Linings Playbook ($2.55 million), Safe Haven ($2.5 million), and Escape From Planet Earth ($2.3 million).

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Oz the Great and Powerful Dominates Box Office; Plus, Weekend’s Top 10!

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10:27 am, March 17th, 2013

BOX OFFICE

(Disney)

Oz the Great and Powerful has won a second straight weekend box office.

The fantasy adventure starring James Franco earned $42.2 million to take the top spot again.

Halle Berry’s 911 operator thriller The Call grabbed second place with $17.1 million, while Steve Carell’s magician comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone came in third with $10 million.

Jack the Giant Slayer and Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, nabbed fourth and fifth places with $6.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Snitch ($3.5 million), 21 & Over ($2.6 million), Silver Linings Playbook ($2.55 million), Safe Haven ($2.5 million), and Escape From Planet Earth ($2.3 million).

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