Tim Burton's New "Alice" Destroys the Box Office!

[Vinny]

Wow! I didn't see this coming!

From Deadline.com:

Disney's Alice In Wonderland is a monster hit despite blowing past its budget and bringing back mediocre reviews. It clearly becomes the biggest 3D bow ever and the best March release ever and the highest grossing movie of 2010 with $41 million on Friday and $45 million on Saturday. Remember, those higher priced 3D tickets make all the difference. Even so, the Tim Burton-directed, Johnny Depp-starring fantasy flick had the biggest 3D release of all time. Of its 3,728 North American locations this weekend, its total domestic 3D count is 2,063, plus 180 Imax 3D engagements. That helped the pic post a $115+M opening weekend with numbers blowing away Avatar's first Fri-Sat-Sun. IMAX on Friday had the biggest day in their history with $4.3M for Alice. The IMAX weekend take of $11+M also is a record for the big screen company. Overseas, Alice shot to #1 almost everywhere after opening day and date in 40 territories beginning Wednesday. Disney narrowly avoided a boycott overseas when UK and other exhibitors were angered by the studio's plans to shorten the theatrical-to-DVD window from 16 weeks to just 12 weeks. (UK Exhibitors End Boycott Of Disney's Alice) Foreign grosses should be available from Disney by Sunday midday.

While this isn't exactly animation-related, a lot of the film, from what I can tell (I didn't see it yet), is animated using CGI. The film is also from Disney and they previously made a well-known Alice in Wonderland film.

[Ryder]

This movie is practically a cartoon, honestly. I loved it though! I don't care what the reviewers say! This was much better than Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I liked that one too.

Tim Burton and Disney are a match made in Heaven. He's good a great visual style that is suited for Disney films.