Madagascar 3 Wins Box Office

by Maggie Pehanick 1

Families headed to the theater this weekend instead of the zoo, helping launch Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted to the number one spot at the box office with $60.4 million. Coming up behind the animated flick was Ridley Scott's Prometheus, which earned $50 million and was also in its first weekend. Snow White and the Huntsman dropped to third place with $23 million, followed by Men in Black 3, which took in $13.5 million. Finally, The Avengers hung in the top five with $10.8 million.

Photo courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures