Disney’s `Brave’ tops US weekend box office with $66.7m revenue

Washington: Live action films failed to compete with animated juggernauts ‘Brave’ and ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’ at this weekend’s box office.Disney/ Pixar’s ‘Brave’ debuted in first place with 66.7 million dollars, making it the fifth best opening for Pixar, Us magazine reported.

The animated flick, which features the voice talents of Kelly Macdonald, Craig Ferguson and Emma Thompson, made an additional 13.5 million dollars overseas. ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’ fell to number 2 with 20.2 million dollars, bringing its domestic total to 157.6 million dollars. Dominic Cooper and Benjamin Walker’s ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ debuted in third place with 16.5 million dollars, while Charlize Theron’s ‘Prometheus’ finished in fourth place with 10 million dollars. Theron’s other film ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ rounded off the top five with 8 million dollars. The top 10 movies at the weekend box office were: Brave – 66.7 million dollars Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – 20.2 million dollars Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – 16.5 million dollars Prometheus – 10 million dollars Snow White and the Huntsman – 8.012 million dollars Rock of Ages – 8 million dollars That’s My Boy – 7.9 million dollars The Avengers – 7 million dollars Men in Black 3 – 5.6 million dollars Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – 3.8 million dollars ANI