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Oz the Great and Powerful slays Jack
This film image released by Disney Enterprises shows James Franco, as Oz, left, and the character Finley, voiced by Zach Braff, in a scene from Oz the Great and Powerful. (CP)
LOS ANGELES -- A week after a nearly $200-million movie debuted with a flop, another big-budget 3D film proved to be box-office magic.
Oz the Great and Powerful enjoyed a far better opening than Jack the Giant Slayer did, launching with a robust $80.3 million in the United States and Canada over the weekend, according to an estimate from distributor Walt Disney Studios.
The newer film, which a person close to the movie said cost roughly $235 million to produce, had the biggest launch of the year, not only domestically but also internationally. Overseas, Oz raked in a respectable $69.9 million from 46 markets.
The movie's healthy debut provided a much-needed box-office boost in the U.S. and Canada, where ticket sales have lagged for the last six weeks.
-- Los Angeles Times
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 11, 2013 D2
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