The following article appeared 3 April 2007 on IMDb's "Studio
Briefing":
3D Theaters SRO for 'Robinsons'
In theaters where it was showing in digital 3D, Disney's Meet the
Robinsons actually beat the weekend's No. 1 film, Blades of Glory,
according to figures released Monday by Disney's Buena Vista Pictures
Domestic Distribution. Chuck Viane, Disney's distribution chief, said
that Robinsons took in $7.1 million in 581 theaters where it was
screened in 3D, amounting to a per-screen average of $12,220. By
contrast, Blades of Glory averaged $9,790 per screen. (The movie
earned $33 million overall.) Although digital 3D theaters represented
just 13 percent of those screening Robinsons, they accounted for 28
percent of the film's overall weekend gross of $25.1 million. In a
statement, Viane said that the success of the movie "is a clear signal
that 3-D is bigger and better than ever ... and Disney plans to remain
a leader in this exciting and satisfying new frontier."
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