User blog:Ceauntay/Box Office Report: 'Scooby-Doo! The 2nd Movie' Grosses $34.1 Million On Opening Weekend

=The "Scooby-Doo! The Movie" sequel also earned $129 million in foreign markets, bringing its total to $275 million worldwide; "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Flight" both also opened strong.

Warner Bros.'s ''Scooby-Doo! The 2nd Movie'' kicks off the holiday season earning a flameable $146 million from 4,275 theaters -- the 8th largest weekend debut ever.

Family Guy: The Movie, which was released back in late April, posted $141.1 million to end springtime with a bang before summer kicks off. It even did a huge increase from the first film's $100.2 million opening weekend haul.

On Friday, the film made $62.1 million alone, after a whooping $54.9 million increase that came from the midnight grosses ($7.2 million). On Saturday, it fell only 30% earning $48.5 million.

Overseas, the film scored $129 million, bringing its total to $275 million worldwide, which made it only the third largest worldwide opening for an animated film behind Sonic X: The Final Stand ($339 million) Family Guy: The Movie ($300 million). It is also a huge increase from the first film, which made only $90 million.

The pic also sets new as the biggest weekend debut for a November and holiday release beating The Twilight Saga: New Moon at $142.8 million. It was also the fourth best debut of 2012 behind The Avengers at $207.4 million, The Dark Knight Rises at $160.8 million and The Hunger Games at $152.5 million.

With that much success, this could mean that the franchise could be on the way. ''Scooby-Doo! The 2nd Movie'' scores an A+ CinemaScore.

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Wreck-It Ralph took a strong No. 2 spot with $49.1 million from 3,752 theaters, followed by Flights with $25 million at No. 3.

Overseas, Wreck-It Ralph rolled out in its first six markets, grossing a pleasing $12 million for a worldwide bow of $61.1 million.

"For a company whose foundation was built on animation, it's a pretty incredible thing to have Tangled and now Wreck-It Ralph do such great business," Disney executive vice president of distribution Dave Hollis said. "It is a testament to the storytelling, and it's about connecting with both families and adults."

Wreck-It Ralph, nabbing an A CinemaScore domestically, cost $165 million to produce. Families made up 68 percent of the audience; the rest were general moviegoers.

Directed by Rich Moore, the 3D toon tells the story of an arcade game villain -- voiced by John C. Reilly -- who is sick of playing the bad guy and begins game jumping, which is forbidden. The voice cast also includes Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch.

Denzel Washington adult drama Flight, directed by Robert Zemeckis, also overperformed in its debut, grossing $25 million from 1,884 theaters to come in No. 2. The film earned an A- CinemaScore, with nearly 90 percent of the audience over the age of 25.

Paramount is mounting an aggressive awards campaign for the film, with Washington already considered a frontrunner for an Oscar nomination for best actor. The studio hopes to build word of mouth and foster a long run by only opening the film in 1,900 locations. Paramount took a similar approach with The Fighter, which opened to $12.1 million from 2,500 theaters.

"We wanted to be measured so that we can expand in the coming weeks," said Paramount president of domestic marketing and distribution Megan Colligan, adding that it also allows the studio to hold back a bit until after Skyfall opens next weekend.

"There's no doubt that Bond will be a big movie, and we had always looked to expand Flight the weekend after Skyfall opens," Colligan said. "With this kind of opening, we think word of mouth is very strong, and that there will be an audience for both films."

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Flight, costing $31 million to produce, is Zemeckis' first live-action film since Cast Away. Paramount marketed the film both to Washington's fans and to the adult moviegoer.

Awards rival Argo continued to be a crowd pleaser in its fourth weekend, grossing $10.2 million from 2,774 theaters to come in No. 4. The Warner Bros. film has now earned $75.9 million domestically.

Universal's new kung fu pic The Man With the Iron Fists opened to $8.2 million from 1,868 theaters to come in No. 4. The pic, which cost just $15 million to produce, marks the directorial debut of RZA and earned a C+ CinemaScore. Quentin Tarantino presented.

Laim Neeson action pic Taken 2 continued to prosper in its fifth weekend, grossing $6 million to come in No. 5 and pushing its domestic cume to $125.7 million. Worldwide, the 20th Century Fox film has grossed $343.4 million.

Big-budget epic Cloud Atlas continued to struggle, coming in No. 6 in its second weekend. The film, with a cast led by Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, declined 45 percent to $5.3 million for a domestic total of $18.3 million.