Friday Box Office: ‘Megamind’ Does Not Impress at $12.4M

DreamWorks’ latest 3D-animated movie unspectacular out of the gate; “Due Date” on track for $34 million weekend

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.

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