Movie Release: UNDERWORLD

By Samod Biobaku

This movie presently sits comfortably at the Nigerian box office and though this could quickly be written off as another overblown chapter in the endless battle between Vampires and werewolves (the Dracula legends), it packs enough action to keep the eyes open all through a view.

Box Office Mojo Report: 'Underworld' fends off rivalry

Underworld Awakening sunk its teeth in to the top spot at the box office this weekend, though that didn't stop Red Tails from also putting up strong numbers in its debut. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and Haywire were less impressive, though, and The Artist failed to gain much traction in its nationwide expansion. At over $133 million, overall box office was up a whopping 30 percent from the same period last year.

The latest entry in the Underworld franchise opened to $25.3 million, which is just a bit behind Kate Beckinsale's last entry, 2006's Underworld: Evolution ($26.9 million). It did at least mark a slight improvement over 2009's Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ($20.8 million), though that was sans-Beckinsale and didn't receive a boost from 3D premiums. The 3D format accounted for 59 percent of Awakening's ticket sales, while IMAX represented 15 percent (most or all of which is included within the 3D figure). Distributor Sony/Screen Gems is reporting that the audience was 55 percent male and 60 percent 25 years of age and older, and they awarded the movie a solid "A-" CinemaScore.