DreamWorks Animation and its distribution partner, Paramount Pictures, will endure another unspectacular opening for a 3D film with "Megamind" debuting to a tepid $12.4 million at the domestic box office Friday, according to studio data.
Meanwhile, the R-rated "Due Date," which re-teams the director (Todd Phillips) and co-star (Zach Galifianakis) of 2009 comedy hit "The Hangover," is on pace for a weekend gross just north of $34 million, which is right around tracking predictions.
In third place, Tyler Perry film "For Colored Girls" debuted solidly, grossing $7.4 million, putting it on track for a $20 million weekend.
The PG-rated "Megamind," which opened in 3,944 theaters in the U.S.