Disney’s animated feature for the holidays “The Princess and the Frog” hits the top of the chart for its opening weekend in December. The film breaks the record of previous animation champion 1996 “Beavis & Butt-Head Do America” by more than $5 million. Disney took the risk in the adaptation of the Grimm Brother’s fairy tale when they released it in hand-drawn animated feature weeks before Christmas. Their last hand-drawn animation was in 2004 with “Home on the Range”. “The Princess and the Frog” has earned a high $25 million for its three-day opening in 3,434 theaters.
Coming in at second is Sandra Bullock’s inspirational sport drama “The Blind Side” with a steady $15 million totaling to an estimated $150 million in box-office. Previously for four straight weeks, the film has finished at the first or second spot for the weekend box-office.
Following closely at third is Clint Eastwood’s drama on Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team in “Invictus” with $10 million.
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” meanwhile continues to drop at fourth with $7.5 million. However since its release in November 20, the film has earned a gross total of nearly $270 million. Completing the top five for this week’s box-office is “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” with an estimated $7 million coming in at a $124.6 million in total.
Next week, theaters would welcome in Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker’s romantic comedy “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” The film revolves on a New York couple who relocates to Wyoming after unexpectedly becoming prime witnesses to a murder in Big Apple.
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