`` Oz '' sold an estimated $ 80.3 million in tickets at U.S. cinemas on Friday , Saturday and Sunday , according to Exhibitor Relations , a company that gathers box office estimates as they are self-reported by studios . ' Oz '' is a prequel to the 1939 classic ` ` The Wizard of Oz , '' starring Judy Garland . James Franco plays a carnival magician swept into the land of Oz by a tornado . The success of ` ` ' '' dwarfs ` ` Jack The Giant Slayer , '' which brought in $ 1 million .
' Oz '' is a prequel to the 1939 classic ` ` The Wizard of Oz , '' starring Judy Garland . James Franco plays a carnival magician swept into the land of Oz by a tornado . The success of ` ` ' '' dwarfs ` ` Jack The Giant Slayer , '' which brought in $ 1 million .