Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events had good fortune at the box office in its opening weekend, bringing in $30.2 million and putting it in first place ahead of Ocean’s Twelve and Spanglish, according to studio estimates released today.
The film based is based on the first three bestselling children’s books by Lemony Snicket, who is actually author Daniel Handler. Snicket is played by Jude Law in the film, which has recieved mostly good reviews.