Sunday, December 13, 2009

'Frog' hops to top of box office


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" scored the biggest opening for an animated film debuting nationwide in December, grossing an estimated $25 million at the box office.

Warner Bros. took No. 2 and No. 3 with holdover "The Blind Side" and new entry "Invictus," respectively.

One the specality side, Paramount and Dreamworks saw a strong limited bow for Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," which grossed an estimated $116,000. Paramount's George Clooney film "Up in the Air" continued to impress as it expanded to 72 locations, grossing an estimated $2.5 million.

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