Huge! 'Alice in Wonderland' scores $41M Friday!

Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" destroyed its competition at the North American box office Friday with a stunning $41 million in ticket sales, according to early estimates. The Walt Disney release could potentially bag $120 million this weekend.

Playing at 3,728 theaters, Burton's 3D version of the classic tale scored a superb average of $10,998 per theater after being boosted by a solid marketing campaign. Despite mixed reviews, the film has Johnny Depp, which easily helped luring folks to theaters.

At a distant No. 2, Antoine Fuqua's new cop drama "Brooklyn's Finest" opened with a decent $4.7 million from ticket sales at 1,936 locations. Starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke, the film follows three troubled Brooklyn cops trying to get by.

Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" picked up another $3.9 million in third place, reaching a domestic total of $86.5 million after a strong two-week run. Warner's "Cop Out" followed at No. 4, generating $2.8 million for a cume of $26 million.

Breck Eisner's horror remake "The Crazies" collected $2.3 million at No. 5, lifting its total haul to $22.7 million after one week in release. James Cameron's "Avatar" followed closely in sixth place Friday, reaching a total gross of $714.4 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)