Doomsday sells as filmgoers spend $65 million on 2012

Los Angeles: End-of-the-world disaster flick "2012" opened over the weekend with three-day ticket sales of USD65 million, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday. With a production budget of at least $200 million, the film stars John Cusack. The story postulates that the end date of the ancient Mayan calendar, which runs out in 2012, will bring a worldwide catastrophe.

2012`s haul easily topped the Friday-Sunday Box-Office rankings. IANS