"Men in Black 3" with the reunionof Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones successfully dethronedrecord-breaker "The Avengers" at the North America box office atthe long Memorial Day weekend. The Sony's 230-million budget 3D threequel, opened with a 55-million-U.S.-dollar three-day debut at the domestic box office thisweekend, according to studio estimates released by Hollywood. comon Sunday. The film is expected to reach 70 million dollars for thefour-day holiday weekend, below the film's projected 90-million-dollar opening. "When compared to its predecessors, I can understand people sayingit should've done more," said box office analyst for Hollywood.comPaul Dergarabedian. The third installment debuted with 17.5 million dollars on Friday,including 1.6 million in Thursday midnight earnings.Internationally, the movie topped box offices in 104 countries withan estimated 132 million dollars in its initial week, bringing itsworldwide total to 202 million. It's been 14 years after the 1997 original and a decade since the2002 second, the "Men in Black" franchise has already been one ofthe billion-dollar club worldwide. This time in "Men in Black 3, "directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Will Smith's Agent J travels back inthe 1960s to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Tommy LeeJones' Agent K and changing the history. Mega star Will Smith's long-awaited return to the big screen couldbe a test of his box office attraction this time. Smith's last filmwas 2008 little-seen Seven Pounds. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios' mega-blockbuster "The Avengers",distributed by Walt Disney Co., continued its impressiveperformance both domestically and internationally, despite losingits box-office crown. The superhero team-up passed the fourthhighest grossing film of all-time domestically, "Star Wars: EpisodeOne -- The Phantom Menace" on Thursday after just 21 days ofrelease. In its fourth weekend of release in North America, the film earnednearly 37 million dollars, putting its domestic total to 513.7million dollars. It crossed the 500-million-dollar threshold of thedomestic box office on Saturday, the 23rd day of its release andhas become the fastest film ever to hit that mark. The previousrecord was the 32nd day held by "Avatar". The film is currently in release in 54 territories representingabout 95 percent of the international market. Worldwide, it hasgrossed over 1.29 billion dollars since its release, with 781.6million accumulating from international market. It soon willeclipse the 1.33-billion-dollar Harry Potter series finale tobecome the third-biggest title of all time behind "Avatar" and "Titanic". The presence of "Men in Black 3" and "The Avengers" doesn't leavetoo much room for the other mega-budget blockbuster " Battleship"this month. The Universal Picture's 211-million big budget sci-fiaction film slipped to the third place, with a much disappointing10.7 million dollars this weekend and a disastrous two-week totalof 44.2 million. Paramount's comedy "The Dictator", co-written by and starring SachaBaron Cohen and directed by Larry Charles, was fourth with 9. 6million dollars and a North American total of 41.4 million dollars. Another newcomer this week, Warner Bros.' horror picture "TheChernobyl Diaries," finished in fifth at the weekend with 8 milliondollars. The latest scare-fest from "Paranormal Activity" directorand producer Oren PeliIt only earned a dismal D+ at CinemaScore. Rounding up the top 10 movies at the box office this weekend are:"Dark Shadows" (7.5 million dollars), "What to Expect When You'reExpecting" (7.15 million dollars), "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"(6.35 million dollars), "The Hunger Games" (2.75 million dollars),and "Think Like a Man" (1.4 million dollars). We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Flat Panel Led Lights Manufacturer , High Bay Lighting Led for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits High Bay Lighting Led.
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