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It was supposed to be a neck-and-neck race at the weekend box office, according to analysts, with Sucker Punch edging out Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules .
It didn’t turn out that way. Wimpy Kid was the winner by a wide margin, taking in $23.8 million versus $19.1 million for Sucker Punch, which was helped by IMAX surcharges.
Indeed IMAX-equipped theaters accounted for 21 percent of the movie’s total take a record. Two holdovers from last weekend also performed respectably. Limitless dropped just 20 percent from last week to $15.1 million, while The Linoln Lawyer dropped just 19 percent to $10.8 million.
Overall, the box office was down 7.2 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago when it was led by the opening of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon with $43.7 million.
