Dastardly plans of Will Ferrell continued success with the movie "Megamind" stay on top of the box office.
The comedy from DreamWorks Animation 3-D, starring Ferrell as the voice of a super villain, a little more than $ 30 million in its second week in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It is now almost 90 million in total. "Megamind" also features the voices of Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill.
Opening in second place was 20th Century Fox's thriller action "Unstoppable", starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as railway workers to stop a train in mass flight. He made $ 23.5 million. The film is based on a 2001 incident in Ohio where a train carrying dangerous cargo traveled 66 miles without a crew.
No. 2 last week from the film "Deadline," fell to third place with 15.5 million. The comedy from Warner Bros. starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis as otherwise bonded to a road trip cross country. It is now 59 million dollars in two weeks.
Other weekend of new releases, Skyline opened in fourth place with $ 11.7 million. Universal Pictures sci-fi thriller represents foreign invading and destroying Los Angeles. And "Morning Glory", a Paramount comedy in a network morning show starring Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford, opened at No. 5 with $ 9.6 million.
Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing for DreamWorks Animation, said positive word of mouth helped "Megamind" remain on top.
"It's exciting because the public are clearly responding very well to the film," said Globe. "It was a No. 1 decided again. We were only 35 per cent, which is a pretty great for making the film. "
But "Megamind" is the movie in the family rooms rare these days, which also contributes, said analyst Paul Dergarabedian Hollywood.com. Next week, the feverishly awaited the first half of "Harry Potter" final "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," debut.
"Up" Megamind "the market was virtually devoid of family films," Dergarabedian said. "The R-rated films dominated: You had" Paranormal Activity 2 "," Saw 3-D ",". Jackass 3D 'Then there was a plethora of adult dramas: "Secretariat", "The Social Network", "Hereafter," all these movies Then there were movies for older audiences, such as "." Red. "
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