http://www.buzzsugar.com Entertainment hourly. en http://www.buzzsugar.com/2685051 <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/2685051"><img width=160 height=106 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/13839/02_2009/10d252a3ddf50e24_Gran-Torino-web.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Recently, Clint Eastwood's movies (whether he's behind the camera or in front of it) are often critical hits but that doesn't necessarily translate into immediate box office success - until now!<br /> <span class="inline left"></span><br /> Eastwood's latest movie, <a href="http://buzzsugar.com/tag/Gran+Torino" >Gran Torino</a>, debuted this weekend in the top spot, earning a whopping $29 million! It seems fitting that a movie that is rumored to be Eastwood's swan song is also his "<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998343.html?categoryid=3316&amp;cs=1" target="_blank">best nationwide opening of all time</a>, both as an actor and director." If you're gonna go out, go out on top!</p> <p>In second place came <a href="http://buzzsugar.com/tag/Bride+Wars" >Bride Wars</a> which defied expectations with $21.5 million after a <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bride_wars/" target="_blank">brutal week of being panned by critics</a>. The horror flick <a href="http://www.theunbornmovie.net/" target="_blank">The Unborn</a> followed behind the brides in the third spot. <a href="http://buzzsugar.com/tag/Marley+and+Me" >Marley and Me</a> and <a href="http://buzzsugar.com/tag/The+Curious+Case+of+Benjamin+Button" >The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</a> rounded out the top five respectively.</p> <p><span style='font-size:10px !important;'>Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.warnerbros.com/" target="_blank">Warner Bros. Pictures</a></span></p> http://www.buzzsugar.com/2685051#comment movies Box Office Clint Eastwood box office news Marley and Me Bride Wars The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Gran Torino The Unborn Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:00:20 -0800 BuzzSugar http://www.buzzsugar.com/2685051