Mid Summer Derby

And animation of one kind or another plays a big part in the movie marketplace:

1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Columbia/Sony) Week 1 [4,318 Theaters] PG13
Friday $21M, Weekend $65M, Cume $140M

2. Ted (Universal) Week 2 [3,256 Theaters] R Friday $11.3M (-45%), Weekend $36M, Cume $122.0M

3. Brave (Pixar/Disney) Week 3 [3,891 Theaters] PG Friday $7.2M, Weekend $24.0M, Cume $178.3M

4. Magic Mike (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,120 Theaters] R Friday $6.2M (-68%), Weekend $18.5M, Cume $75.7M

5. Savages (Universal) NEW [2,628 Theaters] R Friday $5.2M, Weekend $15M

6. Madea’s Witness Protection (TPerry/Lionsgate) Week 2 [2,161 Theaters] Friday $3.6M (-64%), Weekend $11.7M, Cume $47.3M

7. Katy Perry: Part Of Me (Insurge/Paramount) Week 1 [2,730 Theaters] PG Friday $3.0M, Weekend $8.7M, Cume $11.8M

8. Madasgascar 3 (DreamWorks Anim/Paramount) Week 5 [2,861 Theaters] PG Friday $2.3M, Weekend $7.5M, Cume $195.8M

9. Moonrise Kingdom (Fox Searchlight) Week 6 [884 Theaters] PG13 Friday $1.3M, Weekend $4.6M, Cume $26.8M

10. To Rome With Love (Sony Classics) Week 3 [Theaters] R Friday $1.0M, Weekend $3.5M, Cume $5.2M

The day might arrive when it's ALL the movies are animation, with the live-action -- what there is of it -- just an afterthought.