Monsters vs. Aliens destroys them all!
An animated kids’ movie filled more Berkline seats in movie theaters nationwide than anything else, by far. Monsters vs. Aliens drew an incredible $58.2 million in its first week of release.
That’s more than twice the amount for fellow first-week release contender “A Haunting In Connecticut,” which only managed $23.0 million in finishing second place on the weekend. Knowing drew $14.7 million in its second week, while I Love You, Man drew $12.6 million to round out the Top 4 spots. Everything else drew less than $10 million.
And in their first direct face-off outside a wrestling ring, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s family-friendly “Race to Witch Mountain” drew $5.6 million in its third week of release, besting John Cena’s second feature film, “12 Rounds,” a family-unfriendly action flick, which drew only $5.3 million in its initial debut on the big screen. The Rock’s film already has drawn $53.0 million in box office, a total 12 Rounds is unlikely to match during its entire run. The two films finished sixth and seventh at the box office, respectively.