HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The animated super-villain comedy Megamind, featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill, had a $47.7 million debut to easily win the weekend box office, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
The DreamWorks Animation picture outlasted the Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis road-trip comedy Due Date, which opened in second place at $33.5 million.
Coming in third was Tyler Perry’s drama For Colored Girls, which debuted at $20.1 million. The film is based on Ntozake Shange’s play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.
Red ($8.9 million) and Saw 3D ($8.2 million) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the weekend top five.
Weekend Box Office: November 5-7, 2010:
1. Megamind, $47.7 million.
2. Due Date, $33.5 million.
3. For Colored Girls, $20.1 million.
4. Red, $8.9 million.
5. Saw 3D, $8.2 million.
6. Paranormal Activity 2, $7.3 million.
7. Jackass 3D, $5.1 million.
8. Hereafter, $4.02 million.
9. Secretariat, $4 million.
10. The Social Network, $3.6 million.
