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LOS ANGELES — Doom spelled dollars at the box office over the weekend as the global-disaster tale “2012” opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
The Sony Pictures saga tells the story of a scramble to save remnants of humanity aboard giant arks as the Earth’s crust shifts. With a cast led by John Cusack, Danny Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor, “2012” was directed by doomsday specialist Roland Emmerich.
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol” slipped to No. 2 with $22.3 million. “The Men Who Stare at Goats” came in third at $6.2 million. The Associated Press
