‘Titans’ clashes with ‘Date Night’
Los Angeles ? Steve Carell and Tina Fey are in a box-office clash with the gods of Mount Olympus.
No. 1 bragging rights for the weekend were too close to call Sunday, with 20th Century Fox estimating a $27.1 million debut for Carell and Fey’s comedy “Date Night” and Warner Bros. reporting the action tale “Clash of the Titans” at $26.9 million.
Rankings will be sorted out today when studios release final numbers, which can vary by $1 million or more for some films compared with Sunday estimates.
Warner executives said they tracked “Clash of the Titans” as No. 1 for a second straight weekend, with “Date Night” trailing by about $1 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com.
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“Date Night,” $27.1 million.
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“Clash of the Titans,” $26.9 million.
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“How to Train Your Dragon,” $25.4 million.
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“Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?”, $11 million.
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“The Last Song,” $10 million.
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“Alice in Wonderland,” $5.6 million.
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“Hot Tub Time Machine,” $5.4 million.
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“The Bounty Hunter,” $4.3 million.
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“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” $4.1 million.
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“Letters to God,” $1.3 million.