It was no surprise that Toy Story 3 just owned the boxoffice this weekend, delievering a film for children of all ages.
Boxoffice Mojo reports the estimates:
Toy Story 3 – $109,000,000 – Opening
The Karate Kid – $29,000,000 – 2wks
The A-Team – $13,775,000 – 2wks
Get Him to the Greek – $6,117,000 – 3wks
Shrek Forever After – $5,520,000 – 5wks
In recent weeks there wasn’t such a gap in the boxoffice draw of these films, with with a Pixar release I figured they would bend that curve a little. Then having it be a sequel to their most successful franchise? No brainer.
Seeing last weeks nostalgia-fest hit the second and third spot was also unexpected, and get him to the Greek seemed to be the only “adult” alternative to the kiddie fest this end of June season typically brings. Summer holidays are here, and the family friendly films are stacked knee high at the theaters.
Pixar’s previous record for an opening weekend was The Incredibles with an impressive $70m which Toy Story 3 clearly crushed. I wonder if an Incredibles sequel would raise that bar? Or could Cars 2 take that title first?
