If box office tracking is any indication, you will believe an elephant can fly! Dumbo has entered box office tracking and it’s headed towards a pretty solid opening.
Tim Burton’s live-action take on Dumbo is tracking towards a debut between $50-60 million. This could, of course, fly much higher if reviews are good and word of mouth is solid. According to early screenings, some are calling this the best Tim Burton film in years.
The story follows the beloved Dumbo, an elephant with large ears, as he revives a struggling circus. The circus, though, has plans for exploiting the animal, and he soon must strike out on his own. Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Colin Farrell, and Danny DeVito play the parts of V. A. Vandevere, Colette Marchant, Holt Farrier, and Max Medici, respectively. Dumbo himself will be rendered in CG.
Disney’s live-action version of the 1941 animated classic hits theaters on March 29 in the U.S., as well as in China.
