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Box Office

Miley Cyrus Wins Box Office… For Now

Truth rating: 10
(Buena Vista)

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Is this the week Miley Cyrus breaks free from Hannah Montana for good?

The Last Song, starring Cyrus and real-life beau Liam Hemsworth, won the box office in its first day of release, banking an estimated $5.1 million on Wednesday. With the early open, Cyrus topped mid-week performances from major holdovers like How To Train Your Dragon and Hot Tub Time Machine, and is projected to take in as much as $20 million over the holiday weekend.

UPDATE: “Dragon” slays “Alice”

(Dreamworks Animation)

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“How to Train Your Dragon” won the box office title this weekend with $43.3 million in ticket sales. The film took down “Alice in Wonderland,” which won each of its first three weekends after release. The Johnny Depp 3D extravaganza slipped to second place with $17.3 million.

UPDATE: “Alice in Wonderland” Continues Stay at #1

(Disney)

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UPDATE: 3/21/2010

It looks like early projections for the weekend box office will hold.

Numbers are not yet final, but Alice in Wonderland should win with (roughly) $33 million.

Johnny Depp and elevated 3D ticket prices have powered Tim Burton’s Alice to the #1 spot in each of its three weeks.

Gossip Cop Corrects Media’s Box Office Mistake

(Summit)

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We already reported on the weekend box office today, but there’s a glaring mistake in media accounts that needs to be addressed.

Alice in Wonderland, of course, dominated the weekend again, making it the clear #1. It’s been a remarkable two weeks for the Johnny Depp 3D extravaganza.

Green Zone, She’s Out of My League, and Remember Me are bundled rather tightly in second, third, and fourth place.

BUT… there’s a discrepancy.

“Alice in Wonderland” Wins Again; Three New Films Trail

(Disney)

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“Alice” is still queen of the box office.

The Tim Burton and Johnny Depp version of Alice in Wonderland is the #1 movie for the second straight weekend, rolling up $62 million in ticket sales. It’s become the first $200 million release of 2010.

Green Zone with Matt Damon finishes #2 with $14.5 million, and the mismatch romantic comedy She’s Out of My League rounds out the top three with $9.6 million.

EARLY ESTIMATES: “Alice” Tops Again; “Remember Me” #3 or #4

(Summit)

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The first weekend box office estimates are trickling in, and it appears the Alice in Wonderland bonanza will continue.

Projections place last week’s champ atop the chart again with roughly $60 million in its second week of release, which would push it past the $200 million mark overall.

Remember Me ($9.5 million) is estimated to finish a close fourth behind fellow debuts Green Zone ($15 million) and She’s Out of My League ($10 million).

UPDATE: “Alice in Wonderland” Stuns Box Office; Opening Bigger than “Avatar”

Truth rating: 10
(Disney)

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UPDATE: 10:00AM 3/7/2010

America loves Alice.

Alice in Wonderland posted the best 3D and IMAX openings in history — even bigger than Avatar — with a total domestic weekend haul of over $115 million.

The Tim Burton fantasy starring Johnny Depp and newcomer Mia Wasikowska is also the biggest March release ever.

“Shutter Island” Beats Cops, Crazies to Stay #1

Truth rating: 10
(GettyImages.com)

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are still on top.

Their psychological thriller, Shutter Island, remained #1 at the box office this weekend. The film’s $22.2 million haul beat the openings of Cop Out ($18.6 million) and The Crazies ($16.5 million).

All-time champ Avatar passed the $700 million domestic mark.

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