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'Happy Feet' holds edge over 'Casino Royale' for box-office lead |
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Written by asap
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Monday, 20 November 2006 |
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Agent 007 has met his match, but instead of a spy, it's a tap-dancing penguin.
The Warner Bros. animated penguin romp "Happy Feet" debuted with $42.3 million to take a slight lead in the weekend box office tally. Sony's James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" opened with $40.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Happy Feet" features the voices of Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Robin Williams in the story of an Antarctic penguin who cannot carry a tune like his brethren but can tap-dance up a storm.
"Casino Royale" introduces Daniel Craig as British super-spy Bond. Its opening numbers fell right between the debuts of the previous two 007 flicks, which had been No. 1 and 2 among the franchise's openings.
The two films were close enough that their rankings could change when final numbers are released Monday. Some rival studios were tracking "Happy Feet" and "Casino Royale" as virtually dead-even at the box office.
"'Happy Feet' is just ahead by a flipper," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "It's unusual to have two movies this close, battling for that No. 1 position."
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BORAT SLIPS TO THIRD
The box-office leader the last two weekends, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," slipped to third with $14.35 million, lifting its total to $90.5 million.
BIG BOX OFFICE
With the rarity of two movies in the $40 million range, Hollywood had a robust weekend. The top-12 movies took in $133.6 million.
Still, that couldn't compare to the same weekend a year ago when the $102.3 million debut of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" paced the top-12 to a $171.9 million total. | Only registered users can write comments.
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