Happy Doomsday! 2012 Blows Up with $65 Mil

End-of-the-world pic starts off bigger than expected at weekend box office; Oscar hopeful Precious breaks into Top 10

The world may live to see 2013, after all…

The apocalyptic-minded 2012 started off in theaters with a $65 million bang, per estimates, beating projections and the weekend competition. 

Elsewhere, bigger wasn't always better—or bigger. In limited release, the potential Oscar heavyweight Precious continued to loom incredibly large ($6.1 million at only 174 theaters), while Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox  enjoyed a fantastic debut ($260,000 at four theaters). 

Stay tuned for the complete standings.