By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Forty years after it was written, The Lorax had a stunning result at the box office. The 3D version of the popular Dr. Seuss children's book opened to record-setting numbers.

It's estimated the movie will pull in $70.7 million this weekend, almost double what was anticipated. It's the biggest opening weekend of any movie so far in 2012, and the biggest animated movie opening in two years.