HOLLYWOOD--Movie udiences are following Tim Burton and Johnny Depp down the rabbit hole as ‘Alice in Wonderland’ scored the sixth largest film debut of all time.

It shattered box office records for 3-D and IMAX along the way. The visual buffet opened with $116 million in box office receipts, according to studio estimates from box office firm Hollywood.com.

The debut was nearly $40 million more than analysts predicted and gave the film the largest debut ever for a non-sequel, beating out Spider-Man.

The film also smashed records set just a few weeks ago by Avatar, including largest debut on IMAX. (Source: Hollywood.com)

Story Date: September 2, 2010