LOS ANGELES: A “Footloose” remake tried to hipgrind its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend, but the boxing robots of “Real Steel” had enough moves to help it retain the title, industry estimates showed Sunday.The Disney kids’ flick, starring heartthrob Hugh Jackman, brought in dollar 16.3 million in receipts, movie tracker Exhibitor Relations said.
A remake of the hit 1980s dance romp “Footloose” just missed out on the number one spot, making just dollar 200,000 less in its opening weekend, for a haul of dollar 16.1 million.
Hoping to re-fit the film for a new generation, the latest incarnation sticks close to the original plot, telling the tale of a city kid – in the original, young Kevin Bacon – who moves to a small town, shaking up his new community with a love of rock music and dancing.
Sci-Fi-horror flick “The Thing,” at number three in the box office chart, also brought an early 80s story back to the big screen.Moneyball,” a sports drama starring Brad Pitt as a baseball coach, was in the number six spot, taking in dollar 5.5 million, just ahead of “50/50,” a comedy about a 27-year-old man’s battle against cancer, starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogan, which earned dollar 4.3 million.
Police drama “Courageous” took dollar 3.4 million for eighth place, while newcomer “The Big Year,” featuring comedy big-shots Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin, snuck into the top 10 in the ninth spot, with dollar 3.3 million on its debut.
“The Lion King – 3D” brought in dollar 2.7 million in the 10th spot. It has earned dollar 90 million so far in re-release.
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