article_snippet: (CNN)"Cinderella," the latest live-action retelling of a classic, sparkled like a glass slipper in its opening weekend, with an estimated debut of $70.1 million.
article_snippet: That's well above expectations of $50 to 60 million, and it tops last year's $69.4 million opening for "Maleficent," another take on the classic fairy tale, which featured Angelina Jolie and a darker tone.
article_snippet: Reviews for "Cinderella" have been strong, with a current Rotten Tomatoes rating of 83%.
article_snippet: Disney timed the release well:
article_snippet: Disney's been more than a month since a family film hit theaters (if you can call the "SpongeBob" sequel a "family" film), and some American school districts just began spring break.
article_snippet: In limited release, the critically acclaimed horror thriller "It Follows" made $163,000 in just four theaters, far and away the weekend's best per-theater average.
article_snippet: Among returning films, Colin Firth and "Kingsman: The Secret Service" shone the brightest, topping the $100 million mark in total domestic grosses and actually rising a spot on the chart, while last weekend's winner, "Chappie," and runner-up, "Focus," duked it out for fourth place.
highlights_snippet: Live-action retelling of "Cinderella" has an estimated box office debut of $70.1 million .
  