LOS ANGELES – An elite squad of guinea pigs has worked its own brand of magic at the box office, taking the No 1 spot from boy wizard Harry Potter.
The 3-D ‘G-Force’ was the top movie at the box office this weekend, opening with US$32,2 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The Walt Disney release from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, with its mixture of live action and computer-generated animation, is a ‘Mission: Impossible’-style adventure. It features voiceover work from Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan and Penelope Cruz as resourceful rodents.Last week’s No 1 film, ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’, came in a close second with an estimated US$30 million. It had a huge opening last weekend of US$79,5 million.Coming in third was another of the week’s wide releases, the battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy ‘The Ugly Truth’, which had a US$27 million opening.The sixth instalment in the Harry Potter franchise has now made US$222 million total, which is US$14 million ahead of where part five, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’, was after 12 days in theatres in 2007. And this week,’Half-Blood Prince’ will start showing on 166 IMAX screens, which the last ‘Harry Potter’ movie did from the start.’So we’re coming in with this one (in IMAX) a little bit late, but it’s going to be a great addition and it’ll keep our momentum going,’ said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros’ head of distribution.’G-Force’ triumphed in a crowded summer marketplace with its combination of 3-D effects and the Disney and Bruckheimer brands, said Mark Zoradi, president of Disney’s motion-picture group.’This summer is all about packaging and escapism,’ Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com, said of the strong showing for ‘G-Force’.- Nampa-Reuters
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