Tim Burton's directed film “Alice in Wonderland” pulled $116.3 million in this weekend from Box office. It has broken the record of the “Avatar” movie, which made $77 million during its opening weekend. But Alice in wonderland is a clear winner for 3-d film for opening weekend. Tim Burton’s re-imagining of the classic children’s story shattered number of box office records in its opening weekend, including the best march opening ever. Total budget of “Alice in Wonderland” was $250 million and obviously, at this rate it will get the huge profit in just couple of weeks.

Photo of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie

Alice in Wonderland’ reviews

This success was very unbelievable for Tim Burton, because Avatar movie got great reviews across the board and "Alice in Wonderland” got mixed reviews. On the Rotten Tomatoes, only 53% of reviewers gave good reviews for “Alice”. The audience praised very much to this film due to their high interest in 3-D films, Tim Burton at the helm, Johnny Depp in a lead role and the long-standing popularity of the story of Alice.

“Alice in Wonderland” and “Brooklyn’s Finest” were released on March 5, which made $13.5 million in its opening weekend. “Shutter Island” earned $13.3 million in its third week. “Cop Out,” made $9.1 million over its second weekend in theaters. Cop Out got horrible reviews on its first weekend. “Avatar” movie stayed in the top five on box office.

The top ten box office movie was The Crazies, which earned 6th number with additional $7 million. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" took 7th Number with $5.1 million and a total box office of $78 million. Valentine’s Day hung on to the top ten in its fourth weekend, it earned $4.2 million. Crazy Heart earned 9th spot with additional $3.3 million. Sony picture “Dear John” rounded out the top ten this frame earning another $2.8 million finally.

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