'The Lorax' Is Box Office Gold
By:Radar Staff
March 4 2012, Published 3:00 p.m. ET
Forty years after it was written, The Lorax had a stunning result at the box office. The 3D version of the popular Dr. Seuss children's book opened to record-setting numbers.
It's estimated the movie will pull in $70.7 million this weekend, almost double what was anticipated. It's the biggest opening weekend of any movie so far in 2012, and the biggest animated movie opening in two years.
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With voices by Danny DeVito (as The Lorax), Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, the movie is bringing in kids of all ages.
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