A zebra clothed like a clown with a multicolor wig won Ridley Scott’s most ambition project. 
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted handily defeated Prometheus over the three-day weekend. That being said, even if it didn’t quite reach the astronomical levels some had been expecting, director Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi still had one of the best second place debuts in history.
It’s the second-highest opening of director Ridley Scott’s career behind 2001’s Hannibal ($58 million), and it’s also a new record for the Alien franchise ahead of Alien Vs. Predator’s $38.3 million (though ticket sales were about on par with that entry).
New Movies in Theaters
Just premiered:
- Madagascar 3 [Animation, 1 hr. 33 min.] Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen.
- Prometheus: [Action Science Fiction, 2 hrs. 4 min.] Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Patrick Wilson.
Top 10 USA Weekend Box Office
Weekend: June 8th to 10th, 2012
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $60,350,000 Total: $60,350,000 Week: 1 - Prometheus $50,000,000 Total: $50,000,000 Week: 1
- (1) Snow White and the Huntsman $23,021,000 Total: $98,500,000 Weeks: 2
- (2) MIB 3 $13,500,000 Total: $135,505,000 Weeks: 3
- (3) Marvel’s The Avengers $10,809,000 Total: $571,860,000 Weeks: 6
- (6) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3,235,000 Total: $31,009,000 Weeks: 6
- (7) What to Expect When You’re Expecting $2,710,000 Total: $35,745,000 Weeks: 4
- (4) Battleship $2,286,000 Total: $59,830,000 Weeks: 4
- (5) The Dictator $2,150,000 Total: $55,189,000 Weeks: 4
- (13) Moonrise Kingdom $1,579,000 Total: $3,750,000 Weeks: 3
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