‘Lorax’ Tops Weak Opening for ‘John Carter’ at Box Office

March 12, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Warlord of Mars was no match for Dr. Seuss. In a disappointing debut, Disney’s John Carter — adapting Burroughs’ seminal, century-old science-fiction tales — opened to a weak $30.6 million at the box office. Despite heavy hype and intense industry scrutiny of the picture and its hefty [...]

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