The performance-capture animated Beowulf debuted at number one this weekend with $28.1 million. 40 percent of that amount came from special 3-D showings in regular theaters and on Imax screens.

The film earned $8 million on 638 screens equipped with RealD technology, which uses a special reflective screen and polarized lens glasses that moviegoers can take as a souvenir. $3.6 million was earned on 84 Imax screens showing the film using their own 3-D technology.

In the number two spot was DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie with $14.3 million.

Via Yahoo!

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