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“Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend.
Paramount’s R-rated action film update on the classic fairytale topped the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Hansel & Gretel” features Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as grown-up renditions of the title characters battling witches with crossbows.
Don Harris, Paramount’s president of distribution, blamed icy weather on the East Coast for the film’s not-so-bewitching debut.
“We got dinged a little bit with the weather on Friday, but overall we’re pleased,” said Harris, who added that “Hansel & Gretel” performed solidly internationally, earning $25 million overseas.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” $19 million ($25 million international).
2. “Mama,” $12.8 million.
3. “Silver Linings Playbook,” $10 million ($3 million international).
4. “Zero Dark Thirty,” $9.8 million ($3.6 million international).
5. “Parker,” $7 million.
6. “Django Unchained,” $5 million ($42.9 million international).
7. “Movie 43,” $5 million ($2.8 million international).
8. “Gangster Squad,”$4.2 million ($6.8 million international).
9. “Broken City,” $4 million ($500,000 international).
10. “Les Miserables,” $3.9 million ($14 million international).