The Croods was in second place lapping up that sweet, sweet family money with $21 million in its third week. Dreamworks has been a little nervous since Rise of the Guardians underperformed spectacularly. While The Croods won't do enough to offset that loss, the film won't be another financial disappointment either.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation had an average week over week hold and brought in another $20 million in its second week. Like most big budget studio franchises, Joe is going to make the bulk of its money internationally. All it requires of North America is a decent performance. At this point the second G.I. Joe film is a lock for $100 million or more. What should be worth noting is that the second film looks to make less than the first which brought in $150 million, so for all the talk about trimming the fat and making a better movie, the film will make less than the first in the U.S.
Jurassic Park 3D took in $18 million which was good enough for fourth place. The Steven Spielberg classic had a decent debut, falling in line with a few of the recent 3D re-releases like Titanic and The Phantom Menace.
Next week brings audiences a little inspiration and a little desperation. Inspiration in the form of the Jackie Robinson biopic 42, and desperation in the form of a fifth, and hopefully final Scary Movie. See you next week.
Here's your top films for North America:
1. Evil Dead
Weekend Estimate: $26 million
2. The Croods
Weekend Estimate: $21 million; $125 million total
3. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Weekend Estimate: $20 million; $87 million total
4. Jurassic Park 3D
Weekend Estimate: $18 million
5. Tyler Perry presents Temptation
Weekend Estimate: $10 million; $38 million total
Anghus Houvouras