Box office report for Sept. 26, 2011: “Lion King” rules for second straight week
For the second straight week, Disney’s limited re-release of “The Lion King” ruled the box office over the weekend, hauling in $21.9 million, according to the Associated Press.
The Diamond Edition Blu-ray for “The Lion King” is set for Oct. 4 release.
It was a close competition at the box office over the weekend. The fact-based baseball drama “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill and based on Michael Lewis’ best-selling book, debuted at No. 2 with $19.5 million.
It was closely followed by the fact-based family film “Dolphin Tale,” starring Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, which opened with $19.2 million.
Here are the top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, according to the AP:
1. “The Lion King,” Disney, $21,929,332, 2,330 locations, $9,412 average, $61,475,402, two weeks.
2. “Moneyball,” Sony, $19,501,302, 2,993 locations, $6,516 average, $19,501,302, one week.
3. “Dolphin Tale,” Warner Bros., $19,152,401, 3,507 locations, $5,461 average, $19,152,401, one week.
4. “Abduction,” Lionsgate, $10,925,253, 3,118 locations, $3,504 average, $10,925,253, one week.
5. “Killer Elite,” Open Road Films, $9,300,000, 2,986 locations, $3,115 average, $9,300,000, one week.
6. “Contagion,” Warner Bros., $8,451,226, 3,136 locations, $2,695 average, $57,007,898, three weeks.
7. “Drive,” Film District, $5,763,998, 2,904 locations, $1,985 average, $21,417,373, two weeks.
8. “The Help,” Disney, $4,370,051, 2,695 locations, $1,622 average, $154,414,153, seven weeks.
9. “Straw Dogs,” Sony Screen Gems, $2,051,333, 2,408 locations, $852 average, $8,835,187, two weeks.
10. “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” Weinstein Co., $2,002,040, 2,490 locations, $804 average, $7,968,465, two weeks.
-BAM
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Wow, this is awesome, Lion King an old time favorite film from Disney is a real classic. I’m glad that it’s now on blue ray and still a hit. I’d be exited to see all of Disney classic to be on blue-ray.