It was a photo-finish at the box office this holiday weekend, with Friday-Sunday estimates initially indicating that "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" had each taken in $42.5 million. However, the final result, released Monday, put "Transformers" ahead with $42.3 million to "Ice Age’s" $41.7 million. Earlier, box office analysts had predicted that the "Ice Age" sequel would come out on top aided by strong ticket sales at theaters showing it in 3D, where the premium $2.00 (or so) price for 3D glasses was likely to offset lower ticket prices for children. For the five-day holiday, the 20th Century Fox animated feature did indeed wind up ahead with an anticipated gross of $67.5 versus about $65 million for "Transformers."
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Box Office Mojo (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $42.3 million ($293.3 million) 2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $41.7 million ($66.7 million) 3. Public Enemies, $25.3 million ($40.1 million) 4. The Proposal, $12.9 million ($94.3 million) 5. The Hangover, $11.3 million ($205 million) 6. Up, $6.5 million ($264.8 million) 7. My Sister's Keeper, $5.8 million ($26.5 million) 8. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, $2.5 million ($58.5 million) 9. Year One, $2.3 million ($38.3 million) 10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $2.0 million ($167.7 million).
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