The story appears on

Page A11

April 13, 2010

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

HomeWorld

Epic and comedy clash for top slot

COMICS Steve Carell and Tina Fey scored a disputed win at the North American box office on Sunday with "Date Night" narrowly beating last weekend's champion "Clash of the Titans."

The duo's romantic comedy earned US$27.1 million during its first weekend, said 20th Century Fox.

"Clash of the Titans" grossed US$26.9 million, said Warner Bros. But the studio said it estimated a US$26 million weekend for "Date Night." Two rival studios also gave the edge to "Clash," while another said the race was too close to call.

"It does seem a little bizarre that they squeezed it out," Warner's domestic distribution president Dan Fellman said of Fox's estimate. Fox declined to respond.

A clear winner should emerge when the studios release final data for the Friday-to-Sunday weekend.

Former champion "How to Train Your Dragon" was a close No. 3 with US$25.4 million, falling just 13 percent from last weekend.

The DreamWorks Animation production has earned US$133.9 million after three weekends.

Internationally, it was no competition. "Clash" led the field for a second weekend with sales of US$54 million from 31 countries, taking its total to US$119.2 million.

The mythological epic opened at No. 1 in Russia, France and Germany, Warner Bros said. "Date Night" earned a modest US$7.1 million in 35 markets, Fox said.



 

Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

娌叕缃戝畨澶 31010602000204鍙

Email this to your friend