Alice in Wonderland breaks UK 3D record
Story by Jack Foley
TIM Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has set yet another record – this time in the UK and Ireland.
The film, starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska, has shot to the top of the box office and posted record opening takings for a 3D movie.
According to figures, the film took £8.3 million over the weekend, easily beating the £6.7 million taken by Avatar during its first weekend.
In total, Alice in Wonderland took £10.5 million, including 2D takings, comfortably beating Avatar into second place with takings of £908,049.
Horror-thriller The Crazies held on to third spot, raking in £673,551, while Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lovely Bones, based on Alice Sebold’s hit novel, dropped two places to number four.
Another Disney film, The Princess & The Frog, fell from number five to four.
Burton’s new version of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s tale is not a remake, but a sequel – blending together strands from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
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