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Pamela McClintock of Variety:
Paramount's epic "Beowulf" wolfed down enough at the domestic box office to take the weekend crown with an estimated $28.1 million from 3,153 runs. Film marks the widest rollout yet of a digital 3-D film, with 40% of the film's haul coming from only 740 3-D screens.
Rest of the gross came from traditional 2-D screens.
At the same time, "Beowulf," helmed by Robert Zemeckis, wasn't enough to prevent the Thanksgiving eve frame from being down as much as 30% from last year, when "Happy Feet" and "Casino Royale" led in their debuts with $41.5 million and $40.8 million, respectively.
Weekend's other two wide entrants were Fox Walden's G-rated family entry "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" and New Line's "Love in the Time of Cholera."
Filmmaker Zach Helm's "Magorium," toplining Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman and Justin Bateman, grossed an estimated $10 million from 3,164 locations, landing it at No. 5, according to Rentrak.
"Cholera" couldn't find much of a cure at the box office, grossing $1.9 million from 852 theaters and putting it at No. 10.
Holdovers dominated, with Paramount-DreamWorks Animation taking the No. 2 spot with "Bee Movie." Toon continued to buzz happily, declining 44% to an estimated $14.3 million from 3,984 runs for a cume of $93.9 million.
Universal's crime drama "American Gangster," directed by Ridley Scott, crossed the $100 million mark in its third frame, the first film of the fall to do so. Coming in No. 3 for the weekend, Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe starrer declined 45% to an estimated $13.2 million from 3,110 locations in its third frame for a cume of $100.9 million.
In its second frame, Warner Bros. holiday title "Fred Claus" came in No. 4, declining 35% to $12 million from 3,603 theaters for a cume of $35.8 million. Studio also held sneak peaks of Thanksgiving entry "August Rush" at 518 theaters Saturday, reporting that the shows were at 80% capacity.
Among limited entries, Paramount Vantage's debut of Nicole Kidman-Jack Black-Jennifer Jason Leigh starrer "Margot at the Wedding," directed by Noah Baumbach, enjoyed the highest per screen average of the weekend. Film grossed an estimated $82,929 from two theaters in Gotham for a per location average of $41,464.
Expanding strongly in its second frame was the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men," distributed domestically by Miramax. Film grossed an estimated $3 million as it expanded from 28 to 148 theaters for a robust per location average of $20,932 and a cume of $4.8 million. Film placed No. 7 overall.
Read the rest of Daily V's weekend analysis: 'Beowulf' slays competition
Joshua Rich of EW:
Robert Zemeckis' dazzling CG version of the epic poem takes top spot, with ''Bee Movie'' still buzzing around at No. 2....
I wonder which, if any, of Wednesday's new releases will take down the Wulf?
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