Monster-in-Law, starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez, opened as the top- grossing film in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend with an estimated $24 million in ticket sales.
Time Warner Inc.'s Monster-in-Law, starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez, opened as the top- grossing film in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend with an estimated $24 million in ticket sales, according to Bloomberg.
The Robert Luketic-directed comedy, starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes, is Jane Fonda's first film since 1990's "Stanley & Iris."
Monster-in-Law stars Jennifer Lopez as a young woman who thinks she's found the man of her dreams until she discovers that his mother, played by Jane Fonda, is the woman of her nightmares.
Monster-in-Law is the first Time Warner film this year to open in the No. 1 spot. The studio's last top-grossing debut was Ocean's Twelve in December. Time Warner, which owns Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, last year had the biggest share of domestic box-office revenue among Hollywood studios.
Universal Pictures' Kicking & Screaming with Will Farrell (Elf) opened in second place with $20.9 million, box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co. said today. The Jet Li martial-arts drama Unleashed, from Universal's Rogue Pictures, debuted in third place with $10.6 million.
Photo: Jennifer Lopez in New Line Cinema's Monster-In-Law (2005)
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