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Matthew Vaughn's comic actioner "Kick-Ass" topped the Friday boxoffice with an estimated $7.6 million haul, including $1 million from Thursday night performances.

The race for the No. 1 slot this weekend was a close one, but "Date Night" is claiming victory with an estimated $27.1 million gross over "Clash of the Titans'" $26.8 million take (although that could all change by Monday morning when the true numbers are reported).

1. DATE NIGHT (Fox) NEW [3,374 Runs]
Friday $9.1M, Estimated Weekend $26M

Overall, it's a fairly tight race among the box office leaders this weekend with the only newcomer -- Fox's Date Night -- opening very wide so it can compete on an equal footing.

Film News: Warner 3D film earns an estimated $61.4 million -- Warner Bros.' 3D epic "Clash of the Titans" muscled its way to the top of the domestic B.O. this Easter weekend, with an estimated $61.4 million at 3,777 locations to become the highest-grossing film during the holiday frame.

There's an article over at The Guardian right now which details the tragic and rather interesting story behind how a movie managed to make £88 its opening weekend in England, setting the all-time record for the lowest grossing film in the country's history. I figured it was going to be something I’d never heard of that was never released in the States, but when I heard it was actually an Uma...

"How to Train Your Dragon" breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday....

FRIDAY 9:40 PM: My sources just gave me these very early Friday box office figures with weekend estimates.
1) How To Train Your Dragon 3D (Dreamworks Animation/Paramount) NEW
Friday $12.5M, Estimated Weekend $44M
2) Alice In Wonderland 3D (Disney) Week 4
Friday $5.5M, Estimated Weekend $19M
3) Hot Tub Time Machine (MGM)
Friday $4.8M, Estimated Weekend $14.5M

Disney's 3D fantasy "Alice in Wonderland" fetched $9.9 million on the day for $241.2 million in cumulative b.o. at the start of its third session.

Disney 3D pic earns $17 million Friday -- For the second week in a row, Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" crushed the competition, despite a number of new films that debuted on Friday.

Disney's Alice In Wonderland is a monster hit. It clearly becomes the best March release ever with $45 million on Friday. If that holds up, the Tim Burton-directed, Johnny Depp starring fantasy flick could have a $115M-$120M opening weekend for the biggest 3D pic debut ever.