LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's 'Oz the Great and Powerful' dominated movie theaters with an estimated $80.3 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during the weekend, making it the biggest film debut of 2013.
'Oz' stars James Franco as a small-time magician who is whisked to a magical land and mistaken for a wizard. The $200 million, effects-filled movie is a prequel to the 1939 Hollywood classic 'The Wizard of Oz.'
In the No. 2 spot, adventure film 'Jack the Giant Slayer' earned $10 million during its second weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates. Comedy 'Identity Thief' starring Melissa McCarthy took third place with $6.3 million.
Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc, released 'Jack the Giant Slayer.' 'Identity Thief' was distributed by Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Andrea Burzynski; Editing by Bill Trott)
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