“The Forbidden Kingdom” sure has runaway with the box office during their opening weekend with an estimated sales of nearly $21 million.
That “The Forbidden Kingdom” came out on top did not come as a surprise to anyone with the anticipation created by the mere fact that two martial arts legends, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, star in the movie.
Just a few days ago Steve Rothenberg, president of distribution at Lionsgate, was quoted to have said that they “will be very happy with a gross of $15 million or beyond, but tracking certainly indicates that we have a shot at doing in the high teens or better.” So I guess this makes them extra happy.
Coming in second at the weekend box office was another debut film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, which earned an estimated $17.3 million over the weekend.
The good ticket sales this weekend is drawing cheers in Hollywood, which has been waiting with baited breath due to the relatively low weekend box office showings so far this year.