User blog:Ceauntay/'Sucker Punch' takes no. 1 at Friday's box office

"Sucker Punch" took the no. 1 spot in Friday's box office, beating out 20th Century Fox's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The Warner Bros. action fantasy grossed an estimated $8.1 million from 3,033 theaters, while the "Wimpy Kid" sequel brought in $7.3 million from 3,167 theaters. "Sucker Punch" brought in the last night crowd for the win, but the family film sequel is expected to bring in more traffic during the weekend and is poised to beat out "Sucker Punch" since the original flick earned $22.3 million in its opening weekend.

The difference between the two films productions is that "Wimpy Kid" had an $18 million budget, while "Sucker Punch" cost $75 million to produce.

"Sucker Punch" tells the story of a group of girls trying to escape an insane asylum in the '50s after one of them gets scheduled for a lobotomy. The film features an alternative reality where the girls must fight their way out to survive and escape the asylum.

The last week's winner "I Wanna Live The Dream" starring princess Amy Tammie will be slipping two spots to the third spot within another $15 million, for it's two week cume to $60 million. It has collected $5.7 million giving it's $57 million total in ten days.

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