Foul-mouth "Ted" takes box office title
Comedy "Ted," starring a foul-mouthed teddy bear, won the battle at movie box offices over the weekend, taking in a surprising 54 million dollars (USD) in the United States and Canada and beating Channing Tatum's steamy role as a male stripper in "Magic Mike."
"Ted," the first feature film directed by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and MacFarlane as the voice of the teddy bear who comes to life for his owner and swears, smokes pot and makes lewd jokes.
"Ted" set a record as the highest-grossing opening weekend for an original, non-sequel R-rated comedy in North America, topping 2009's "The Hangover," which debuted just under 50 million.
"Magic Mike" danced into second place, scoring 39 million in domestic theaters. The adult comedy was inspired by Tatum's real-life experience as a stripper when he was 18, and also stars Matthew McConaughey.
Initial estimates projected the film's opening weekend in a range around 20 million, which it generated on the opening night alone.
Last week's No. 1 movie, Walt Disney Co's animated fairy tale "Brave," fell to third place with 34 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. The 3D, Disney/Pixar film about a strong-headed Scottish princess has racked up 158.5 million globally since its debut a week ago.
Overseas, one of summer's highly anticipated blockbusters, "The Amazing Spider-Man," generated 50.2 million in 13 countries across Asia this weekend, ahead of its July 3 wide release in the U.S. and expansion internationally.
John Russell, Reuters.
"Ted," the first feature film directed by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and MacFarlane as the voice of the teddy bear who comes to life for his owner and swears, smokes pot and makes lewd jokes.
"Ted" set a record as the highest-grossing opening weekend for an original, non-sequel R-rated comedy in North America, topping 2009's "The Hangover," which debuted just under 50 million.
"Magic Mike" danced into second place, scoring 39 million in domestic theaters. The adult comedy was inspired by Tatum's real-life experience as a stripper when he was 18, and also stars Matthew McConaughey.
Initial estimates projected the film's opening weekend in a range around 20 million, which it generated on the opening night alone.
Last week's No. 1 movie, Walt Disney Co's animated fairy tale "Brave," fell to third place with 34 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. The 3D, Disney/Pixar film about a strong-headed Scottish princess has racked up 158.5 million globally since its debut a week ago.
Overseas, one of summer's highly anticipated blockbusters, "The Amazing Spider-Man," generated 50.2 million in 13 countries across Asia this weekend, ahead of its July 3 wide release in the U.S. and expansion internationally.
John Russell, Reuters.