Sunday, March 29, 2009

Did The Summer Blockbuster Season Start Already?

It sure looks that way...

The star-packed voice cast and 3-D CGI animation helped Monsters VS Aliens to a huge win at the box office over the weekend...

Pamela McClintock of Variety:

Signaling the financial advantage of being able to charge several dollars for more a 3-D ticket, DreamWorks Animation and Paramount's "Monsters vs. Aliens" beamed up the best opening of the year in grossing $58.2 million....

Joshua Rich of EW:

The 3-D animated event Monsters vs. Aliens opened in first place, as expected, with a super-solid $58.2 million gross, according to Sunday's estimates from Media by Numbers. Assuming that early figure holds, DreamWorks Animation's movie garnered the year's biggest debut...

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