In her weekly box office video, Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman talks about the big hits and misses at the multiplex. This weekend, it was "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Prometheus."
A 3D sci-fi epic written by Damon Lindelof and directed by Ridley Scott, complete with tie-in to the iconic Alien franchise — you'd think Prometheus would have easily taken the box office this weekend. And yes, it did well, but in the end,
'Madagascar 3′ Defeats 'Prometheus' at Weekend Box Office.
'Madagascar 3′ Defeats 'Prometheus' at Weekend Box Office.
"Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" ended up as the top overall draw with $60 million in opening revenue and "Prometheus" posted a strong $50 million, a nice total for an R-rated release facing plenty of competition for adult audiences.
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