"Oz the Great and Powerful" tops box office with $80M debut

LOS ANGELES -- "Oz the Great and the Powerful" clicked with moviegoers. Disney's 3-D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" debuted in first place and earned $80.3 million at the weekend box office in the U.S. and CanadaThe Disney movie sold $80.3 million worth of tickets at North American theaters over the weekend.By The Hollywood Reporter. Breathing life into the beleaguered box office, Sam Raimi's 3D fantasy-adventure "Oz the Great and Powerful" took in an impressive $80.3 million in its North American debut and $69.9 million overseas for a global opening ofLos Angeles (CNN) -- Families and couples flocked to theaters to see Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful," raising opening weekend ticket sales around the world to $150.2 million, according to box office estimates released Sunday. The film stars

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