Weekend Wrap-Up
First it was Miley. Now Zac dominates the box office.
By John Hamann
April 19, 2009
Eighth spot goes to Knowing, the Nic Cage disaster flick that is now five weekends old. Knowing earned $3.5 million and was off 46%. The Summit Entertainment release now has a total of $73.7 million.
I Love You, Man finishes ninth this weekend, and I find it somewhat surprising that this one never managed to get ahead of Cage's Knowing. I Love You, Man, also in its fifth weekend, earned $3.4 million and was off 46% from last weekend. The Paul Rudd comedy has now earned $64.7 million, and it looks like it will outgross Rudd's last movie, Role Models, which surprised with a $67.3 million finish.
Finally in tenth is The Haunting in Conneticut. The Lionsgate flick has gotten lucky throughout its run, and I imagine the studio is ecstatic to have earned $3.2 million from this one in its fourth weekend. It was off 47%, and now has a total of $51.9 million.
Overall this weekend, the box office continues its blistering pace. Last year, throughout April, the top 12 films finished between $80 and $82 million. In 2009, the box office was already ahead by $100 million after only two weekends in April, thanks to Fast & Furious and Hannah Montana. The same weekend last year saw an $82.9 million top 12 on the strenght of The Forbidden Kingdom, which opened to $21 million. The top 12 this weekend - thanks to five $10 million plus films – earned $99.4 million. Next weekend brings some interesting titles, but nothing on more than 2,400 screens. Opening films include Obsessed with Beyonce Knowles, The Soloist with Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx, Fighting, and Earth. Is this a dump prior to the Wolverine opening? Check back next weekend to find out.
| 1 |
17 Again |
New Line Cinema |
$24,065,000 |
$23,722,310 |
New |
$23,722,310 |
| 2 |
State of Play |
Universal |
$14,099,090 |
$14,071,280 |
New |
$14,071,280 |
| 3 |
Hannah Montana: The Movie |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$12,666,000 |
$13,406,217 |
- 58.5% |
$56,874,039 |
| 4 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
DreamWorks |
$12,900,000 |
$13,240,233 |
- 39.3% |
$163,063,465 |
| 5 |
Fast & Furious |
Universal Pictures |
$12,289,530 |
$11,774,715 |
- 56.8% |
$136,205,795 |
| 6 |
Crank: High Voltage |
Lionsgate |
$6,510,000 |
$6,963,565 |
New |
$6,963,565 |
| 7 |
Observe and Report |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$4,055,000 |
$4,174,939 |
- 62.1% |
$18,812,239 |
| 8 |
Knowing |
Summit Entertainment |
$3,478,000 |
$3,574,727 |
- 44.4% |
$73,795,283 |
| 9 |
I Love You, Man |
DreamWorks Pictures |
$3,370,000 |
$3,327,668 |
- 47.0% |
$64,614,979 |
| 10 |
The Haunting in Connecticut |
Lionsgate |
$3,150,000 |
$3,114,892 |
- 47.2% |
$51,883,389 |
| 11 |
Dragonball Evolution |
20th Century Fox |
$1,575,000 |
$1,684,942 |
- 64.6% |
$7,934,562 |
| 12 |
Adventureland |
Miramax Films |
$1,291,000 |
$1,331,696 |
- 60.3% |
$14,064,483 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
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American Violet |
Samuel Goldwyn |
$257,114 |
$243,162 |
New |
$243,162 |
| |
Is Anybody There? |
Story Island |
$45,112 |
$46,209 |
New |
$46,209 |
| |
Sleep Dealer |
Maya |
$30,100 |
$35,050 |
New |
$35,050 |
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Leon Morin, Priest |
Rialto |
N/A |
$9,515 |
New |
$9,515 |
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Duplicity |
Universal |
$1,126,800 |
$1,113,795 |
- 62.8% |
$39,052,330 |
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Sin Nombre |
Focus Features |
$256,813 |
$258,484 |
- 22.4% |
$1,185,240 |
| |
Sunshine Cleaning |
Overture Films |
$1,000,000 |
$980,560 |
- 43.4% |
$8,795,970 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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