Here’s one the Mayans didn’t see coming: "2012" took in $225 million at the box office worldwide, outpacing projections in North America with a leading $65 million domestic premiere, according to studio data.
Coming in second on the home court was “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” Robert Zemeckis’ 3D animated Charles Dickens adaptation, which dropped only 26 percent for its second weekend and finished with $22.3 million.
Lionsgate’s “Precious” continued to draw huge numbers in limited release, finishing fourth with $6.1 million in only 174 locations.
Finishing in the middle of the pack in its third weekend of release, “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” experienced a 61 percent week-to-week drop with a $5.1