`Alice' opens with $116.3 million, a 3-D record (AP)

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in the Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend -- a record for a 3-D film.

The 3-D movie "Alice in Wonderland," directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, topped all films at the weekend box office with a $116.3 million gross, scoring the biggest film debut ever for the month of March and the largest-ever opening for a 3-D film.

Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" fell down a rabbit hole and came up a box office winner, garnering nearly 63 million dollars in ticket sales over the weekend, industry figures showed on Monday.The live-action, 3-D version of Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy tale, starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska -- now the top earner for two weeks running -- took in 62.7 million dollars over the weekend, according to final figures released by box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.