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'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M; 'Green Zone' leads newcomers


British actress Helena Bonham Carter poses before the French Premiere of the movie Alice in Wonderland, in Paris, Monday March 15, 2010. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christophe Ena

LOS ANGELES - Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" still reigns at the box office, pulling in US$62.7 million in its second weekend and becoming the first film released in 2010 to top the $200 million mark.

Newcomers opened weakly, led by Matt Damon's Iraq War thriller "Green Zone," which opened at No. 2 with $14.3 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. "Alice in Wonderland," Disney, $62,714,076, 3,728 locations, $16,822 average, $209,339,432, two weeks.

2. "Green Zone," Universal, $14,309,295, 3,003 locations, $4,765 average, $14,309,295, one week.

3. "She's Out of My League," Paramount , $9,775,278, 2,956 locations, $3,307 average, $9,775,278, one week.

4. "Shutter Island," Paramount, $8,144,133, 3,356 locations, $2,427 average, $108,011,645, four weeks.

5. "Remember Me," Summit, $8,089,139, 2,212 locations, $3,657 average, $8,089,139, one week.

6. "Our Family Wedding," Fox Searchlight, $7,629,862, 1,605 locations, $4,754 average, $7,629,862, one week.

7. "Avatar," Fox, $6,526,421, 1,718 locations, $3,799 average, $730,270,443, 13 weeks.

8. "Brooklyn's Finest," Overture, $4,471,932, 1,939 locations, $2,306 average, $21,533,404, two weeks.

9. "Cop Out," Warner Bros., $4,268,068, 2,882 locations, $1,481 average, $39,480,734, three weeks.

10. "The Crazies," Overture, $3,680,940, 2,359 locations, $1,560 average, $33,389,308, three weeks.

11. "Percy Jackson&the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," Fox, $3,077,631, 2,175 locations, $1,415 average, $82,270,631, five weeks.

12. "Crazy Heart," Fox Searchlight, $3,005,547, 1,361 locations, $2,208 average, $34,083,652, 13 weeks.

13. "The Blind Side," Warner Bros., $1,604,096, 803 locations, $1,998 average, $252,736,267, 17 weeks.

14. "Valentine's Day," Warner Bros., $1,449,339, 1,703 locations, $851 average, $108,892,926, five weeks.

15. "The Ghost Writer," Summit, $1,225,084, 224 locations, $5,469 average, $4,264,077, four weeks.

16. "Dear John," Sony Screen Gems, $1,021,434, 1,249 locations, $818 average, $78,554,493, six weeks.

17. "The Tooth Fairy," Fox, $685,294, 737 locations, $930 average, $57,246,086, eight weeks.

18. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," Fox, $461,580, 408 locations, $1,131 average, $217,963,072, 12 weeks.

19. "The Last Station," Sony Pictures Classics, $442,600, 272 locations, $1,627 average, $5,292,337, nine weeks.

20. "The Wolfman," Universal, $404,630, 550 locations, $736 average, $61,453,000, five weeks.

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On the Net: http://www.hollywood.com/boxoffice


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