GI Joe Swings to $41.2M Win

Film had been delayed 9 months after 'Battleship' sunk
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 31, 2013 1:13 PM CDT
GI Joe Swings to $41.2M Win
Adrianne Palicki, left, and Bruce Willis in a scene from "G.I. Joe: Retaliation."   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Jaimie Trueblood)

GI Joe: Retaliation punched its way to the top this Easter weekend, bringing in $41.2 million domestically. That showing propelled it to a global tally of $132 million since its opening Wednesday, notes the Hollywood Reporter. Last week's winner, The Croods, slipped to No. 2 with $26.5 million, adds the AP, while Tyler Perry's Temptation grabbed with No. 3 spot with $22.3 million. Stephenie Meyer's The Host, meanwhile, managed a non-Twilight-esque $11 million. (Read more box office stories.)

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