'Alice in Wonderland' dominates box office

Taiwan News.Net
Sunday 14th March, 2010 (IANS)

Director Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday.

'Alice', which stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, brought in $62 million in ticket sales for Walt Disney Co, making a total of $208.6 million in the first two weeks of its release.

Iraq war movie 'Green Zone', starring Matt Damon, opened in second place and earned a disappointing $14.5 million for NBC Universal.

In third place was 'She's Out of My League' ($9.6 million), followed by Robert Pattinson-starrer 'Remember Me' ($8.28 million). Teen heart-throb Pattinson last appeared on the big screen in the 'Twilight' series.

'Shutter Island' was in fifth place ($8.14 million), while 'Our Family Wedding' - with America Ferrera and Forest Whitaker and about a wedding uniting black and Hispanic families - took in $7.6 million in ticket sales.

'Avatar', the highest-grossing film of all time, was in seventh place with $6.6 million.

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