alice in wonderland

Seems that the gods are mighty hard to defeat. The remake of Clash of the Titans took charge of the weekend's box office, bringing in a hefty $61.4 million for first place. Even Tyler Perry who usually earns the top spot with his films proved to be no match. His Why Did I Get Married Too? came in second with $30.1 million.

Last week's winner How to Train Your Dragon bumped down a couple of notches to No. 3 with $29.2 million, while Miley Cyrus's The Last Song took fourth with $16.2 million. Keep in mind, however, that since The Last Song debuted on Wednesday, its actual five-day total is around $25.6 million. Finishing out the top five with $8.2 million was Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

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Families swapped out the Tweedles for some fire-breathing friends over the weekend, making How to Train Your Dragon the No. 1 pick at the box office. The animated film took in $43.3 million which was easily enough to unseat last week's champ Alice in Wonderland, which dropped nearly 50 percent for $17.3 million.

Another newcomer, the raunch-filled (but lovable!) Hot Tub Time Machine took third place with $13.6 million, while Jennifer Aniston earned $12.4 million for The Bounty Hunter. Diary of a Wimpy Kid rounded out the top five with $10 million.

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Johnny Depp arrived at Tokyo's Narita airport this morning to a terminal full of waving fans, and he was soon off for an Alice in Wonderland photo call and premiere with Tim Burton. Johnny shared a little about his role of the Mad Hatter, saying, "I do like hats. . . There was a certain elegance to the past times that I have appreciation for." Their film comes out in Japan on April 17, while it just achieved a third consecutive weekend at the top of the US box office. Johnny's been working nonstop lately between his promotional duties and filming The Tourist in Venice. His costar Angelina Jolie stayed back in Italy to sightsee with her children and even enjoy a playdate with Johnny's children, Jack and Lily-Rose.

Alice in Wonderland continues to cast its spell on the box office. The Tim Burton spectacle earned $34.5 million, besting the weekend's newcomers. Of those, children's flick Diary of a Wimpy Kid pulled off a narrow upset over the heavily promoted Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler starrer The Bounty Hunter. Kid took the second place spot with $21.8 million, while the latter garnered $21 million for third.

Despite a disappointing number of only $6.1 million, the bloody Jude Law thriller Repo Men squeezed its way into No. 4. Returning rom-com She's Out of My League finished out the top five with $6 million.

Kristen Stewart fans may be a bit disappointed over the figures for The Runaways. The film took in $803K from its small release of 244 theaters for a per theater average of $3,291 — not terrible, but not good either. It's still slated to go nationwide come April, so here's hoping it manages to pick up some steam.

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The other guys didn't stand a chance. Despite best efforts from Matt Damon and Robert Pattinson to unseat Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton and crew took in a whopping $62 million in the film's second week at the box office. Those numbers bring the movie's intake to a grand total of $208 million so far, making it the highest gross ever for a Burton project.

The new releases of the weekend filled the second through fourth place spots, with Matt Damon's Green Zone faring the best with $14.5 million (pretty disappointing considering the film's budget is estimated around $100 million).

In a somewhat surprising fight for third place, the Jay Baruchel comedy She's Out of My League beat out Robert Pattinson with $9.6 million to Remember Me's $8.3 million (perhaps The Runaways will outperform it after all!).

Rounding out the top five was Shutter Island with $8.1 million.

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Movie-goers shipped off of Shutter Island and headed down the rabbit hole instead this weekend, putting Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland on top with an impressive $116.3 million. Newbie Brooklyn's Finest made a solid debut with $13.5 million, while Shutter Island nipped at its heels with $13.3 million.

Tracy Morgan's Cop Out slid to fourth with $9.1 million, with Avatar rounding out the top five and pulling in $7.7 million in its 12th week.

Matthew McConaughey gives details about his home life with Camila, Levi, and Vida, Zoe Saldana and Gabourey Sidibe attend a pre-Oscar luncheon and say they are ready for the big night, and Robert Pattinson admits he used to read in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant!

I've already shared with you my recent chats with Alice in Wonderland stars Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, along with Alice herself, Mia Wasikowska, but there are two actors who you may not recognize in the film: Matt Lucas and Michael Sheen. In the film, Lucas pulls off the dual role of Tweedledum and Tweedledee, while Sheen lends his voice to the White Rabbit. You've probably seen Sheen most recently in New Moon (which I, of course, had to name drop), but I also asked the guys about the mysterious man that is Tim Burton.