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‘Unstoppable’ at the B.O.? Not for ‘Megamind’

November 15, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean divider image

Megamind retained its rather oversize crown as the king of the box office for the second week in a row, taking in an estimated $30 million to beat out newcomer Unstoppable.

The DreamWorks Animation feature has grossed an estimated $89 million domestic and about $21 million overseas for a total of $111 million.

Unstoppable, an action pic starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, opened in second place with $23 million.

Here’s the top-ten finishers at this weekend’s box office, courtesy of boxofficemojo.com:

Rank	Title	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Total Gross
1	Megamind	P/DW	$30,055,000	-34.7%	$89,757,000
2	Unstoppable	Fox	$23,500,000	-	$23,500,000
3	Due Date	WB	$15,530,000	-52.5%	$59,008,000
4	Skyline	Uni.	$11,678,000	-	$11,678,000
5	Morning Glory	Par.	$9,625,000	-	$12,231,000
6	For Colored Girls	LGF	$6,750,000	-65.4%	$30,920,000
7	Red	Sum.	$5,114,000	-40.9%	$79,818,000
8	Paranormal Activity 2	Par.	$3,050,000	-57.0%	$82,000,000
9	Saw 3D	LGF	$2,750,000	-64.4%	$43,468,000
10	Jackass 3-D	Par.	$2,300,000	-53.5%	$114,708,000

Also still in release are Despicable Me and Toy Story 3. the former earned $336,000 for the weekend and the latter earned $202,000. Despicable Me has earned $248 million domestic and $271 million overseas. Toy Story 3 has $414 million in domestic ticket sales and $647 million overseas for a $1.06 billion total.

The animated feature My Dog Tulip earned $4,250 on three screens in its 11th weekend of release. it has earned about $113,000.

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