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'Green Lantern' and 'Super 8' box office takings   'Green Lantern' and 'Super 8' box office takings
By Salar Golestanian @ 25 Jun 2011 :: Article Rating
 
Last few weeks there have been good choices of Scifi in the cinema near you. In Super 8 we are witnessing a mysterious train crash; a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going around in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon.



Green Lanern also opened where a test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Sadly It has had a dreadful reviews with RottenTomatoes giving it 26% and audience not much better at 58%. Having said that, "Green Lantern" must be considered purely a popcorn movie for 12-year-olds, who won't be disappointed.



TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count /Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Green Lantern WB $53,174,303 - 3,816 - $13,935 $53,174,303 $200 1
2 1 Super 8 Par. $21,472,020 -39.4% 3,408 +29 $6,300 $73,002,809 $50 2
3 N Mr. Popper's Penguins Fox $18,445,355 - 3,339 - $5,524 $18,445,355 $55 1
4 2 X-Men: First Class Fox $11,933,524 -50.5% 3,375 -317 $3,536 $120,358,086 $160 3
5 3 The Hangover Part II WB $10,071,339 -43.0% 3,460 -215 $2,911 $233,110,617 $80 4
6 4 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $9,027,671 -45.4% 3,469 -460 $2,602 $143,670,468 $150 4
7 6 Bridesmaids Uni. $7,097,735 -29.5% 2,573 -349 $2,759 $136,450,725 $32.5 6
8 5 Pirates of the Caribbean BV $6,646,249 -39.3% 2,742 -691 $2,424 $220,746,502 $250 5
9 8 Midnight in Paris SPC $4,884,800 -16.2% 1,038 +94 $4,706 $21,446,614 $30 5
10 7 Judy Moody and ... Rela. $2,103,465 -65.4% 2,524 - $833 $11,029,307 $20 2
11 11 The Tree of Life FoxS $1,163,923 +40.7% 114 +67 $10,210 $3,900,355 $32 4
12 9 Thor Par. $1,145,076 -53.0% 875 -907 $1,309 $176,111,078 $150
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