Weekend Box Office: Tyler Perry does anything but bad

Stephanie Schoppert — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:51:18 +0000

This weekend Tyler Perry reigns supreme once again as I Can Do Bad All By Myself annihilates the competition for the top box office returns. This low budget movie more than doubled the weekend gross of its closest competitior. 9 took in only $10 million for the weekend which is a disappointing showing for this intriguing new film. The other new openings for the weekend, Sorority Row and Whiteout came in at 6 and 7. All About Steve takes fourth in what is the most surprisng movie of the weekend because it continues to hang on despite scathing reviews by both critics and audience goers alike. This perhaps shows the need for chick flick on the market or the staying power of Sandra Bullock. Tarentino’s swan song Inglourious Basterds continues to hold its own taking the number 3 slot.

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count / Change		Average	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	N	Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself	LGF	$24,030,000	-	2,255	-	$10,656	$24,030,000	-	1
2	N	9	Focus	$10,856,000	-	1,661	-	$6,536	$15,264,000	-	1
3	2	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	$6,546,000	-43.7%	3,215	-143	$2,036	$104,309,000	$70	4
4	3	All About Steve	Fox	$5,800,000	-48.4%	2,265	+14	$2,561	$21,812,000	-	2
5	1	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	$5,500,000	-55.5%	2,732	-389	$2,013	$58,258,000	$40	3
6	N	Sorority Row	Sum.	$5,268,000	-	2,665	-	$1,977	$5,268,000	-	1
7	N	Whiteout	WB	$5,100,000	-	2,745	-	$1,858	$5,100,000	-	1
8	5	District 9	TriS	$3,600,000	-49.1%	2,560	-579	$1,406	$108,517,000	$30	5
9	7	Julie & Julia	Sony	$3,300,000	-38.0%	2,342	-186	$1,409	$85,360,000	$40	6
10	4	Gamer	LGF	$3,150,000	-65.6%	2,502	-	$1,259	$16,120,000	-	2
11	8	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Par.	$2,525,000	-51.2%	2,120	-726	$1,191	$144,270,000	$175	6
12	10	The Time Traveler’s Wife	WB (NL)	$2,325,000	-46.3%	2,228	-575	$1,044	$59,054,000	$39	5

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

In Theaters Now: Comedy and Sci-Fi

Stephanie Schoppert — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:50:14 +0000

Extract

Joel (Bateman) is the owner of an extract manufacturing plant and it seems like nothing is going right, including his marriage to Suzie (Kristen Wiig). Joel must now find a way to get his life back on track while contending with the attempts of Cindy (Mila Kunis) to scam his business and the midguided advice of his bartender friend Dean (Ben Affleck).

Gamer

This movie has been advertised on and off for months now, and while the concept seems somewhat new the worry is if it can be pulled off. The story takes us into the future where gaming means controlling other humans in a massive multiplayer game. Dying means the death of the person you are controlling. The movie focuses on Kable who has been taken from his family and forced to be an avatar in the game and he must escape to get back to his family and end the evil video game conglomerate.

All About Steve

This new Sanda Bullock film is all about a woman developing a stalkerish relationship with Steve. The movie has some great comedy actors including Bradley Cooper as Steve and Thomas Haden Church as Hartman. Mary (Bullock) believes that she is meant to be with Steve a CNN newscaster who travels the country covering news stories. Mary follows Steve all over the country determined to show him that they are meant to be.

Still in Theaters

(500) Days of Summer

The realistic love story of a man ( Joseph-Gordon Levitt) who falls in love with a woman (Zooey Deschantel) who does not believe in love. Critics are calling this movie refreshingly honest and charming, it’s strong point is that it is nothing like your usual romantic comedy.