The latest Dreamworks release Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa raked in a very impressive $63.5 million in its opening three-day weekend.<br />

Washington (CMRT) - Madagascar 2 managed to own the North American box office over the weekend.

The latest Dreamworks release Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa raked in a very impressive $63.5 million in its opening three-day weekend.

Tihs tops the original filim’s debut which was at $47.2 million back in 2005, and also surpassed all studio estimated.

Madagascar 2 is the best opening of the year for a family film. It managed to beat out some hefty competition such as Wall-E from Disney, as well as Kung Fu Panda.

Wall-E opened taking in $63 million while Kung Fu Panda took in $60 million.

Coming in second was Role Models which opened taking in $19.2 million, followed by High School Musical 3 in third with $9.3 million.

Rounding out the top five were Changeling and Zack and Miri Make A Porno.

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This entry was posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pm.
Categories: Entertainment.

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