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Box Office: This Is It Moonwalks to the Top
All hail the King of Pop: posthumous Michael Jackson documentary This Is It landed at the top of the box office this weekend, raking in $21.3 million in its first weekend in theaters.
Last week's number one, Paranormal Activity, bowed to the king and fell to number two with $16.5 million. In third place was the Gerard Butler thriller Law Abiding Citizen with a haul of $7.3 million, while Couples Retreat and Saw VI came in at fourth and fifth with respective gains of $6 million and $5.5 million.
Box Office: Paranormal Activity Spooks Its Way to No. 1
Talk about a shocker! The low-budget underdog Paranormal Activity has been riding its growing popularity all the way to the top — even upsetting the reigning king of horror, the Saw franchise. Paranormal took in $22 million in its first weekend with a wide release, which has execs talking about a possible sequel.
Box Office: At the Top Is Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are lived up to its big expectations, taking the top spot at the box office this weekend with $32.4 million.
Audiences disregarded Law Abiding Citizen's less than stellar reviews (including my own), and the film took second place and raked in $21.2 million. Paranomal Activity continues to soar, climbing up to number three and making $20.1 million.
Box Office: Audiences Book a Night With Couples Retreat
Well, the numbers speak for themselves — people love a Vince Vaughn movie. I was admittedly lukewarm about Couples Retreat, but that didn't stop it from cashing in at the box office. The ensemble comedy took in $35.3 million, making it the first big hit for Universal after a lackluster Summer.
Zombieland Eats the Competition Alive at the Box Office
Well, it looks like Très isn't the only one who loves a good horror comedy — Zombieland took the top spot at the box office this weekend with $25 million in ticket sales. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs slid to No. 2 with $16.7 million, followed by the Toy Story 1 &2 3-D double feature with $12.5 million.
Box Office: Audiences Still Eating Up Meatballs
Dancing and Bruce Willis weren't enough to knock kid flick Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs out of this weekend's top spot at the box office. Sony's 3D Meatballs held its place for the second weekend in a row, making $24.6 million, followed by Willis's sci-fi movie Surrogates ($15 million) and Fame ($10 million), which both just opened Friday.
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Box Office: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Shines Bright
This weekend's new movies were full of A-list talent but Sony's cute animated characters topped them all. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs made $30.1 million at the box office. The children's book adaptation in 3D had a huge lead over The Informant!, which earned $10.5 million.
Box Office: Tyler Perry's at the Top All by Himself
Guess people still haven't tired of seeing Tyler Perry in a grandma frock! His latest film in the Madea saga, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, took the box office crown with an estimated $24 million this weekend. Second place went to 9, which raked in $10 million.
Box Office: Final Destination Stays on Top
Apparently Labor Day moviegoers wanted to be freaked out over the holiday, because horror movie The Final Destination topped the box office again this weekend, earning $12.3 million. This was its second weekend at the top, with Inglorious Basterds staying behind it at No. 2.
Summer of '09 Breaks Box Office Records
Even without this upcoming end-of-Summer holiday weekend, this is already the highest-grossing Summer ever at the domestic box office. Check it out:
Through Sunday, Summer BO revs were $4.17 billion, compared to $4.16 billion for Summer 2007, the previous record holder for best Summer sesh.
The Labor Day weekend should add another $100 million or more to the total tally, meaning the Summer would be up at least 3 percent in grosses over 2007.
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