Sunday, March 17, 2013

Disney's "Oz" keeps magic spell on movie box office

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's 'Oz the Great and Powerful' reigned over movie box offices in its second weekend, following up its strong debut a week earlier with $42.2 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters.

The 'Wizard of Oz' prequel starring James Franco beat newcomer 'The Call,' a thriller about a 911 operator trying to save a kidnapped girl. The movie starring Halle Berry earned $17.1 million from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates.

'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,' a comedy featuring Steve Carrell and Jim Carrey as dueling Las Vegas magicians, finished the weekend in third place. It conjured up $10.3 million.

Sony Corp's movie studio released 'The Call.' 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' was distributed by Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud; Editing by Will Dunham)

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