'Alice' wins another weekend at the box office

Johnny Depp stars in 'Alice in Wonderland.'

Johnny Depp stars in "Alice in Wonderland."

Johnny Depp stars in 'Alice in Wonderland.'

Johnny Depp stars in "Alice in Wonderland."

Disney’s 3D fantasy “Alice in Wonderland” again topped the weekend box office in eye-popping fashion with an estimated $62 million.

Tim Burton’s film fell a scant 47 percent from its week-earlier opening, while pushing cumulative box office to a surreal $208.6 million through just its first 10 days.

Four pictures opened wide on Friday, with Universal’s “Green Zone” proving the strongest of a ho-hum group. The Matt Damon Iraq War thriller rung up $14.5 million, to bow about as expected in second place.

Paramount’s romantic comedy “She’s Out of My League” grabbed the weekend bronze medal with $9.6 million in its first frame, while Summit Entertainment’s “Remember Me” bowed with $8.3 million in fourth place.

Fox Searchlight’s Forest Whitaker starrer “Our Family Wedding” registered $7.6 million from 1,605 venues to open in sixth.

Overture Film’s cop thriller “Brooklyn’s Finest” dropped a big 68 percent in its sophomore session to $4.3 million in ninth place, with a $21.4 million cume.

Collectively, the top 10 grossers in the first post-Oscars weekend rung up $129 million, or 53 percent more than top performers in the comparable frame last year, box-office tracker Rentrak said.

Looking ahead, three wide openers are set for Friday: Fox’s family comedy “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” Sony’s actioner “The Bounty Hunter” and Universal’s scifi thriller “Repo Men.”

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