According to Media by Numbers’ Sunday’s ratings Race to Witch Mountain have been flashing at the number one spot on the weekend box office grossing a sum of $25 million. This is a great achievement for Dwayne Johnson. The gross is the second best opening ever for a movie starred him. Earlier it was The Scorpion King, in which the former WWE wrestler was seen as The Rock, that milked a sum of $36.1. It was Johnson’s debut and certainly this ravishing success earned him a lot of fame.
Race to Witch Mountain has a 60 percent female audience and was graded at B+ by CinemaScore. Monsters vs. Aliens, which seems like a strong contender of Race to Witch Mountain, will hit the theaters in two weeks. Until then Dwayne Johnson starer seem to influence the box office with its gleam.
Race to Witch Mountain has hit hard to the reigning champ Watchmen, which now ranks at number 2. Alan Moore’s superhero saga that has been adapted by Zack Snyder is going down south. With a gross of $86 million in 10 days, the film had only earned $18.1 million in last weekend.
The number 3 position is secured by Freshman horror film The Last House on the Left. The film is expected to earn $14.7 million revenue in the coming week. The film definitely was gained by its launching on Friday the 13th.