ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS Freezes over Transformers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The “dawn” of the extended holiday weekend box office commenced with Twentieth Century Fox’s animated feature ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS freezing out the mega-grossing sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” grossing an estimated $13.8 million on Wednesday, in 3993 theaters.

Fox domestic distribution president, Bruce Snyder said: “What a great start for the holiday. ICE AGE continues to be a comedy for all audiences.”

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS is directed by Carlos Saldanha and co-directed by Michael Thurmeier, from a story by Jason Carter Eaton and a screenplay by Michael Berg & Peter Ackerman and Mike Reiss and Yoni Brenner. The producers are Lori Forte and John C. Donkin. The film stars Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, and Queen Latifah.

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