Saturday, November 12, 2011

'Immortals' rules Friday box office; 'Jack & Jill' actually lures some moviegoers

immortals-2-relativity.jpgThe Henry Cavill-fronted "Immortals," another CGI and rippling abs-laden take on Greek mythology, scored the biggest take at Friday's (Nov. 11) box office, logging $15 million in ticket sales, according to Box Office Mojo.

"Immortals" stands poised to win the weekend since the next closest competitor, Adam Sandler's "Jack and Jill" followed with $9.8 million in ticket sales -- far behind, but definitely more than expected considering the film's universal panning by critics.

Also making a bow this weekend, Leonardo DiCaprio's aged-up portrayal of CIA director J. Edgar Hoover in "J. Edgar" opened with just $4.2 million in ticket sales. Brett Ratner's homophobic comments got him axed from his Oscar-producing gig, but his action comedy "Tower Heist" hauled in $5 million in box office receipts in its second week of release.

"Puss in Boots," the animated kid-centric flick, also remained strong -- bringing in $9 million for DreamWorks.

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