Sunday, April 18, 2010

'Train Your Dragon' claws back to top box office (AFP)

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Critically-acclaimed animation journey "How to Train Your Dragon" clawed back to the top of the North American box office this weekend, early attention figures showed Sunday.

After debuting during series the single as well as the fortnight settling during series three, the DreamWorks anticipation about the immature Viking who tames the fire breathing monster took 20 million dollars to recover the top spot, box bureau tracker Exhibitor Relations said.

Since the release, "Dragon" has garnered critical as well as popular attention for the mind-boggling 3D goods as well as the pointy script, earning 158 million dollars in sum so far.

Foul-mouthed superhero humerous entertainment "Kick-Ass," starring Nicolas Cage as well as the host of pint-sized crime fighters, narrowly missed out upon the series the single sport, receiving 19.7 million dollars in sheet sales after the initial week end of release.

Slapstick "Date Night," about the jaded married couple landing in the series of bomb situations after the rare regretful dusk but their children, starring Tina Fey as well as lead Steve Carell, fell from series the single this week to the third spot, with 17.3 million dollars.

Another comic newcomer, "Death during the Funeral," featuring the resources of African American Hollywood bent including stand-up stars Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence as well as Tracy Morgan hold the fourth in front of after bringing in 17 million dollars in the initial weekend.

Greek mythology movie "Clash of the Titans" -- the critically-panned blockbuster formed upon the exploits of Perseus as well as his battles with the serpent-haired Medusa as well as the fearsome sea monster -- cra shed from final weekend's series the single movie to the fifth mark with 15.7 million dollars in sheet sales.

"The Last Song," the regretful teen-targeted Miley Cyrus flick, fell to sixth place in the third week in theaters with 5.8 million dollars, while melodrama "Why Did I Get Married Too?" by writer, director, as well as actress Tyler Perry came in seventh with 4.2 million dollars in receipts.

Eighth place went to the time-bending R-rated humerous entertainment "Hot Tub Time Machine," earning 3.5 million dollars, as well as the live-action chronicle of Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice in Wonderland" starring Johnny Depp -- that has warranted nearly 324 million sum -- took 3.5 million dollars this week end for the ninth spot.

"The Bounty Hunter," the muted comedy starring Jennifer Aniston as well as Gerard Butler, came in tenth with the 3.2-million-dollar take.



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