'Wonderland' Slain by 'Dragon'

Paramount & DreamWorks' mega-budgeted 3D animated film How To Train Your Dragon started its run with a strong (but not record-breaking) $43.3 million this weekend.  With a $165 million budget, their timing is perfect; much of the target audience is on Spring Break and the Easter long weekend is coming up.  As is the norm these days for tent pole pictures, much of the gross came from 3D and IMAX 3D screens.

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New Arrivals Can't Top 'Wonderland', but 'Wimpy Kid' Kicks Ass

Three new wide releases were unable to topple Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland from the top spot at the box office this weekend.  Burton's 3D continuation of the Alice In Wonderland story picked up an additional $34.2 million, bringing its cumulative total to just over $265 million for distributing studio Disney.

Second place went to another family film, 20th Century Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid.  Diary had an impressive $22.1 million in its first weekend.  With no above the line stars, tough competition from Alice In Wonderland and a modest $15 million budget, it's obvious Fox can't be anything but happy with that result.

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