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Peaceful coexistence of two competitors: the "Alien" prequel "Prometheus" is attracting the adult action fans, while "Madagascar 3" of the film of choice for families. Both start strong in the U.S. cinemas. In Germany, stalks, "Snow White and the Huntsman" past "Men in Black 3".

 

First the winner of the week

Even though actually only a movie can be the number one - the people are behind both big-budget reboot of the Week satisfied: there are two winners!

The animated film "Madagascar 3" jumps to the top of U.S. box office with takings of 60.4 million dollars. He remains just behind the second part of the series from 2008 and is the restarting of the fourth-best year. This time the zoo erupted in Europe are on the road, where they join a traveling circus. In Germany, the work starts from the DreamWorks studio until early October.

Behind the family film but was also "Prometheus" at the box office sales of over $ 50 million - even though the film is classified as "R", fans can see him, then under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Director Ridley Scott presents "Prometheus," a prequel to his own sci-fi classic "Alien", play starring Naomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. Germany starts on 9 August.

Second the loser of the week

Two restarts were so strong the previous weeks, number one, of course, no chance. Sales fell 59 percent from the start to the weekend for the Snow White adaptation "Snow White and the Huntsman." There were $ 23 million - making the film failed with "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, just under the hundred-million mark.

Third the number of weekly

$ 400 million - so much has recorded after 80 days in the American cinema the best-selling film "The Hunger Games" ("The Hunger"). Thus, the anti-utopia is the second most successful film of the year - for "The Avengers".

Germany

First the winner of the week

"Snow White and the Huntsman" - the fairy tale film adaptation starring Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth as the Queen as a hunter is the fairest of them all ... or at least the most popular. 248 000 people watched, according to Media Control, the new version of the Grimm's fairy tale and made it according to the industry journal "Focus on Film" 2.0 million Euros in the box office.

Second the loser of the week

Even more money is 2,3 million Euro, played on the weekend of the spy movie "Men In Black 3" - still had Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones after two weeks, the peak position due to the box office. Because they had a few spectators with 244 000 fewer than "Snow White", which had, however, because the 3-D supplement on average spend more money per movie ticket.

And which movie deserves a second chance?

"Germany from above." The documentary by Petra Höfer and Freddie Röckenhaus impressed with spectacular aerial shots. Of the islets to the Zugspitze, he brings her country closer to the Germans - 21,000 wanted to see which "Germany from above" just missed the top ten box office.