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This film publicity image released by DreamWorks Animation shows, from left, Gran, voiced by Cloris Leachman, Eep, voiced by Emma Stone, Grug, voiced by Nicolas Cage, Thunk, voiced by Clark Duke, and Ugga, voiced by Catherine Keener, who is carrying Sandy, voiced by Randy Thom, in a scene from "The Croods." THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho-DreamWorks Animation

The caveman comedy ‘The Croods’ catches fire with audiences, opens at No. 1 with $44.7M

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The caveman comedy “The Croods” left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with an estimated $44.7 million.

The 3-D adventure from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox features a voice cast including Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Catherine Keener. They play a prehistoric family encountering danger and strange new creatures when they’re forced to find a new cave.

Opening strongly in second place with $30.5 million was “Olympus Has Fallen,” an action thriller in which North Korean terrorists take over the White House. Gerard Butler leads an all-star cast that includes Aaron Eckhart as the president, Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett. The opening far exceeded distributor FilmDistrict’s expectations, which were in the under-$20 million range.

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