'Rio' Flies High At Weekend Box Office

Andree Valentine — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:45:07 +0000

Once again, an animated movie found itself ruling the weekend box office.

In this case, it was 'Rio.' The high-flying kids' movie, which features the voice talent of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg and more, pulled in an estimated $40 million, making it the year's best opening thus far.

Coming in at a distant second was the much-anticipated 'Scream 4,' which opened with an underwhelming $19.3 million. That number is especially disappointing, considering 'Scream 3' grossed $34.7 million in its opening weekend 11 years ago.

Tracy Morgan Doing Well After Transplant, Ready For Rio Release.

Dan P. — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:14:04 +0000

TRACY MORGAN has reason to feel happy these days. For starters, his animated film, Rio, opens today (Friday). The 30 Rock star lends his voice to Luis the bulldog. More importantly, Morgan is doing better health-wise after undergoing a kidney transplant last December. He says, “I feel fortunate that someone’s able to give me a [...]

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'Rio' Flies High At Weekend Box Office

Tracy Morgan Doing Well After Transplant, Ready For Rio Release.