User blog:Ceauntay/Amy Tammie's I WANNA LIVE THE DREAM Tops North America; BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Tops International Box Office

Directed by James Calvin, and starring Amy Tammie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and Lucas Till, the romantic drama I Wanna Live The Dream was the no. 1 movie at the tepid North American box office this weekend (March 18-20), according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo.

The Warne Bros. releae earned an estimated $25m at 2,924 locations, averaging on okay $6,040 per date. Dream reportedly pass a modest $30m. It also made $43m in five days of release in total. So far this year, the North American box office is down 20% compared to last year, which had two back-to-back monster blockbusters in its first three months, James Cameron's Avatar and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Attendance is down 21% according to hollywood.com. At no. 2, The Relativity release Limitless starring Bradley Cooper earned an estimated $19m at 2,756 locations, averaging an okay $6,894 per site. Limitless reportedly cost a modest $27m (not including marketing and distribution expenses).

At no. 3, Gore Verbinski's animated feature Rango, featuring the voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fischer, Abigail Breslin, and Ned Beatty, collected $15.31m (-32%). Total: $92.57m. Cost: $135m.

There's simply no way Rango will recover its production cost at the domestic box office (about $250-$270m would be needed), but it's doing well overseas, with $73m to date according to The Hollywood Reporter. At no. 4, down three spots from last weekend, Battle: Los Angeles took in $14.6m — down an alarming 59%. Featuring Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Gino Anthony Pesi, Cory Hardrict, Michael Peña, Ne-Yo, and Michelle Rodriguez, the action-sci-fier's total is $60.6m. Cost: $70m.

Overseas, the much-derided Battle: Los Angeles was the no. 1 movie, collecting $29m in 55 markets. In China alone, where it had the widest opening ever for a foreign film, Battle: Los Angeles grossed $11.8m.