Weekend Wrap-Up
Star Power Back In Control of Box Office
By John Hamann
March 22, 2009
Speaking of limping, The Last House on the Left got crushed in its second weekend, moving from an okay $14.1 million last weekend to an embarrassing $5.9 million this weekend. That equals a drop of 58% and joins a list of films released in 2009 with some massive drops. Last House joins big droppers like Notorious (72% drop), Friday the 13th (80% plunge), and the Jonas Brothers Concert Movie (77% drop). Last House has a total so far of $24 million, and could be gone by next weekend.
Seventh is Taken, Liam Neeson's leggy revenge flick. Taken earned $4.1 million and drops 38%. It has a total so far of $133.1 million. Obviously, the death of Natasha Richardson overshadows any success for her husband, and BOP sends its regards to this massive acting family. This is a true shock and a sad time for us all.
Slumdog Millionaire continues its incredibly successful run this weekend in eighth, as it spends its 18th weekend in release. This weekend, Slumdog earned $2.7 milllion, and was off 46% from the prior weekend. The Fox Searchlight release has now earned $137.2 million stateside, and the same amount overseas. Its success is due to continue, as Slumdog hits DVD sales shelves on March 31st.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail hangs on for one more weekend, and continues to be the most successful Tyler Perry flick of his career. Madea earned $2.5 million in its fifth weekend, and was off 51% from the previous frame. This one now has a running total of $87.2 million.
Finishing tenth this weekend is not Paul Blart: Mall Cop (let's take a moment to pause, as this is the first weekend in the last ten that Paul Blart has not made the top ten). Number ten goes to Coraline, Henry Selick's animated masterpiece. Coraline earned $2.1 million this weekend (its seventh) and drops 21%. Coraline has been one of the nicest surprises of the 2009 season thus far, and has a total so far of $72.9 million.
Overall, the box office is blah. The top 12 films this weeekend earned $97.5 million, right on par with the top 12 last year, which took in about $98.9 million. Next weekend, things look better, as Monsters vs Aliens looks like at least a $40 million plus opener. Also opening are Lionsgate's The Haunting in Connecticut and 12 Rounds from Fox.
| 1 |
Knowing |
Summit Entertainment |
$24,814,000 |
$24,604,751 |
New |
$24,604,751 |
| 2 |
I Love You, Man |
DreamWorks Pictures |
$18,005,000 |
$17,810,270 |
New |
$17,810,270 |
| 3 |
Duplicity |
Universal |
$14,401,530 |
$13,965,110 |
New |
$13,965,110 |
| 4 |
Race to Witch Mountain |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$13,004,000 |
$12,786,041 |
- 47.6% |
$44,496,593 |
| 5 |
Watchmen |
Warner Bros. |
$6,725,000 |
$6,801,114 |
- 61.8% |
$98,140,886 |
| 6 |
The Last House on the Left |
Rogue Pictures |
$5,920,930 |
$5,776,160 |
- 59.1% |
$23,902,420 |
| 7 |
Taken |
Twentieth Century Fox |
$4,100,000 |
$4,057,695 |
- 38.2% |
$133,096,403 |
| 8 |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Warner Independent Pictures |
$2,700,000 |
$2,676,369 |
- 46.5% |
$137,178,177 |
| 9 |
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail |
Lionsgate |
$2,510,000 |
$2,566,535 |
- 49.8% |
$87,264,219 |
| 10 |
Coraline |
Focus Features |
$2,142,689 |
$2,130,246 |
- 21.6% |
$72,841,173 |
| 11 |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$1,900,000 |
$1,842,984 |
- 40.9% |
$141,052,214 |
| 12 |
He's Just Not That Into You |
New Line Cinema |
$1,270,000 |
$1,250,201 |
- 57.5% |
$91,544,583 |
| |
The Great Buck Howard |
Magnolia Pictures |
$117,000 |
$115,004 |
New |
$115,004 |
| |
Sin Nombre |
Focus Features |
$77,403 |
$81,446 |
New |
$81,446 |
| |
Super Capers |
Roadside Attractions |
$20,000 |
$21,463 |
New |
$21,463 |
| |
Hunger |
IFC Films |
N/A |
$13,838 |
New |
$13,838 |
| |
Skills Like This |
Shadow |
N/A |
$9,413 |
New |
$9,413 |
| |
Sunshine Cleaning |
Overture Films |
$705,161 |
$671,529 |
+206.4% |
$959,952 |
| |
Miss March |
Fox Searchlight Pictures |
$680,000 |
$664,351 |
- 72.4% |
$4,121,295 |
| |
Fired Up |
Screen Gems |
$750,000 |
$701,639 |
- 57.4% |
$16,755,117 |
| |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
Touchstone Pictures |
$761,000 |
$741,893 |
- 61.8% |
$42,928,251 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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