How much money did Kung-Fu Panda manage to make at the Box Office on the weekend?
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American animated comedy film. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb and stars Jack Black as Po. The film was produced by DreamWorks Animation’s studio in Glendale, California and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars the voice of Jack Black as the panda, Po, along with the voices of Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong and Jackie Chan. Set in ancient China, the plot revolves around a bumbling panda who aspires to be a kung fu master. After a much-feared warrior is prophesied to escape from prison, Po is foretold to be the Dragon Warrior, much to his shock and surprise, as well as the chagrin of the resident kung fu warriors.[3] Although the concept of a “kung fu panda” has been around since at least 1993, work on the film did not begin until 2004.[4] The idea for the film was conceived by Michael Lachance,[5] a DreamWorks Animation execut
DreamWorks Animation and Paramount joined together to bring a smash hit Shrek the Third to theaters last summer, being one of the top 10 films of 2008 at the box office. It looks like they’re looking to repeat the feat this summer with their latest animation Kung Fu Panda kicking box office butt this weekend. The Jack Black-led voice cast lands on top by opening in 4,114 theaters and grabbing $60.0 million. While this obviously isn’t as good as last summer’s $121.6 mil opening for Shrek the Third, it’s still quite an opening for an unproven franchise. There can be no question who’s having the last laugh this summer in Hollywood circle, with Paramount co-distributing this and managing Iron Man and Indy IV. Following in 2nd place is the debut of Adam Sandler’s You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. The comedic take on a counter-terrorist soldier wanting to cut hair premeired on just 3,462 theaters this weekend but still found a way to grab $40.0 mil from audiences. This kind of opening has it av
