Weekly Variety
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Weekly Variety
The whole paper. Online.
Weekly Box Office, Feb 27 - Mar 05, 2009 | ||||||||||
Rank | Film Title | Distributor | Genre | Week BO | Weekend BO | % Change | Engmnts | Eng. Avg. | Weeks | B.O. Cume |
1. | Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail | Lionsgate | Comedy | $19,355,705 | $16,175,926 | -60 | 2052 | $9,433 | 2 | $67,705,327 |
2. | Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight | Comedy | $15,518,652 | $12,026,343 | 19 | 2943 | $5,273 | 16 | $118,516,430 |
3. | Jonas Brothers: 3D Concert Experience | Disney | Concert | $14,006,321 | $12,510,374 | 0 | 1271 | $11,020 | 1 | $14,006,321 |
4. | Taken | 20th Century Fox | Action | $12,667,032 | $9,864,197 | -11 | 3091 | $4,098 | 5 | $110,599,108 |
5. | He's Just Not That Into You | Warner Bros. | Romantic Comedy | $7,977,341 | $6,011,405 | -28 | 2858 | $2,791 | 4 | $80,627,257 |
6. | Paul Blart Mall Cop | Sony | Comedy | $6,937,159 | $5,602,392 | -15 | 2698 | $2,571 | 7 | $129,442,679 |
7. | Coraline | Focus Features | Animation | $6,520,310 | $5,261,129 | -52 | 2092 | $3,117 | 4 | $62,371,925 |
8. | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Disney | Comedy | $6,063,300 | $4,634,534 | -29 | 2534 | $2,393 | 3 | $35,234,816 |
9. | Street Fighter | 20th Century Fox | Action | $5,767,269 | $4,721,110 | 0 | 1136 | $5,077 | 1 | $5,767,269 |
10. | Friday The 13th | Warner Bros. | Horror | $4,829,596 | $3,689,156 | -51 | 2760 | $1,750 | 3 | $61,841,192 |
11. | Fired Up | Sony | Comedy | $4,422,841 | $3,701,562 | -30 | 1811 | $2,442 | 2 | $10,760,051 |
12. | Gran Torino | Warner Bros. | Drama | $3,966,056 | $3,022,228 | -18 | 1750 | $2,266 | 12 | $139,575,985 |
13. | International, The | Sony | Drama | $3,910,462 | $2,854,949 | -34 | 2031 | $1,925 | 3 | $22,410,616 |
14. | Reader, The | The Weinstein Company | Drama | $3,845,496 | $2,860,429 | 3 | 1203 | $3,197 | 12 | $27,935,031 |
15. | Pink Panther 2 | Sony | Comedy | $3,133,320 | $2,442,596 | -30 | 1879 | $1,668 | 4 | $33,298,843 |
16. | Push | Summit Entertainment | Science Fiction | $2,881,119 | $2,233,541 | -28 | 1565 | $1,841 | 4 | $28,509,793 |
17. | Hotel For Dogs | Paramount | Action | $2,184,103 | $1,680,286 | -20 | 1381 | $1,582 | 7 | $68,139,971 |
18. | Milk | Focus Features | Biography | $2,007,248 | $1,483,395 | 37 | 829 | $2,421 | 14 | $30,528,562 |
19. | Wrestler, The | Fox Searchlight | Action | $1,843,381 | $1,387,672 | -23 | 776 | $2,375 | 11 | $23,967,813 |
20. | Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The | Paramount | Drama | $1,060,819 | $787,261 | -35 | 558 | $1,901 | 10 | $125,661,898 |
21. | Uninvited, The | Paramount | Drama | $924,452 | $730,334 | -42 | 735 | $1,258 | 5 | $27,217,160 |
22. | Doubt | Miramax | Drama | $728,109 | $514,527 | -24 | 400 | $1,820 | 12 | $32,100,082 |
23. | Twilight | Summit Entertainment | Action | $708,297 | $475,792 | 4 | 448 | $1,581 | 15 | $190,341,818 |
24. | Under The Sea 3D | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $688,221 | $521,011 | -5 | 51 | $13,495 | 3 | $2,560,875 |
25. | Echelon Conspiracy | After Dark Films | Drama | $670,800 | $500,154 | 0 | 400 | $1,677 | 1 | $670,800 |
26. | Revolutionary Road | Paramount Vantage | Drama | $531,927 | $375,147 | -28 | 304 | $1,750 | 10 | $22,102,721 |
27. | New In Town | Lionsgate | Comedy | $531,283 | $400,802 | -21 | 432 | $1,230 | 5 | $16,001,887 |
28. | Frost/Nixon | Universal | Drama | $491,840 | $364,660 | -38 | 330 | $1,490 | 13 | $18,018,596 |
29. | Two Lovers | Magnolia Pictures | Drama | $488,332 | $372,784 | 536 | 66 | $7,399 | 3 | $705,647 |
30. | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Sony | Action | $455,004 | $455,004 | -57 | 354 | $1,285 | 6 | $45,802,315 |
31. | Marley And Me | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $449,104 | $345,086 | 9 | 314 | $1,430 | 10 | $142,085,405 |
32. | Defiance | Paramount Vantage | Drama | $439,848 | $319,636 | -35 | 317 | $1,388 | 9 | $27,811,848 |
33. | Class, The (Entre les murs) | Sony Pictures Classics | Drama | $378,200 | $282,785 | 2 | 73 | $5,181 | 11 | $1,723,716 |
34. | Valkyrie | MGM | Suspense | $331,666 | $226,233 | 229 | 289 | $1,148 | 10 | $82,736,849 |
35. | Waltz With Bashir | Sony Pictures Classics | Animation | $304,092 | $205,098 | 99 | 208 | $1,462 | 10 | $1,945,378 |
36. | Inkheart | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $241,202 | $176,389 | 8 | 197 | $1,224 | 6 | $16,323,457 |
37. | Last Chance Harvey | Overture Films | Drama | $237,692 | $164,913 | 2 | 181 | $1,313 | 10 | $14,009,095 |
38. | Bride Wars | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $232,916 | $171,371 | -9 | 224 | $1,040 | 8 | $57,778,276 |
39. | Gomorrah (Gomorra) | IFC Films | Crime | $213,505 | $153,387 | 134 | 20 | $10,675 | 11 | $448,922 |
40. | Yes Man | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $198,497 | $144,692 | -15 | 170 | $1,168 | 11 | $97,277,857 |
41. | Tale Of Despereaux, The | Universal | Animation | $193,540 | $135,145 | 21 | 248 | $780 | 11 | $50,877,145 |
42. | Bedtime Stories | Disney | Comedy | $169,780 | $131,410 | -3 | 123 | $1,380 | 10 | $109,625,302 |
43. | Rachel Getting Married | Sony Pictures Classics | Comedy | $166,993 | $111,893 | -45 | 115 | $1,452 | 22 | $12,621,267 |
44. | Delhi 6 | UTV Communications | Drama | $150,840 | $150,840 | -77 | 90 | $1,676 | 2 | $807,393 |
45. | Unborn, The | Universal | Horror | $140,235 | $107,990 | -10 | 150 | $935 | 8 | $42,670,410 |
46. | Dark Knight, The | Warner Bros. | Action | $131,364 | $102,067 | 6 | 54 | $2,433 | 33 | $533,345,358 |
47. | Crossing Over | The Weinstein Company | Drama | $104,131 | $77,370 | 0 | 9 | $11,570 | 1 | $104,131 |
48. | Fanboys | Third Rail Releasing | Adventure | $92,083 | $67,917 | 7 | 46 | $2,002 | 4 | $511,027 |
49. | Fly Me To The Moon | Summit Entertainment | Adventure | $87,546 | $31,813 | 2 | 9 | $9,727 | 29 | $13,086,523 |
50. | My Bloody Valentine 3-D | Lionsgate | Horror | $80,314 | $56,057 | -84 | 92 | $873 | 7 | $51,495,558 |
51. | I've Loved You So Long | Sony Pictures Classics | Drama | $74,586 | $50,676 | -31 | 46 | $1,621 | 19 | $3,014,302 |
52. | Day The Earth Stood Still, The | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $69,289 | $47,462 | -12 | 58 | $1,195 | 12 | $79,308,794 |
53. | 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Film | Independent | Short | $57,606 | $38,965 | -60 | 29 | $1,986 | 4 | $619,497 |
54. | Dolphins and Whales 3D | 3D Entertainment | Adventure | $56,152 | $43,194 | 24 | 7 | $8,022 | 55 | $5,594,173 |
55. | Wendy And Lucy | Oscilloscope Pictures | Drama | $55,642 | $38,728 | -2 | 20 | $2,782 | 12 | $503,997 |
56. | Che | IFC Films | Biography | $53,636 | $32,572 | 46 | 16 | $3,352 | 12 | $1,347,737 |
57. | Australia | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $52,461 | $37,688 | -38 | 64 | $820 | 14 | $49,501,471 |
58. | Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure | National Geographic | Animation | $52,159 | $26,121 | 20 | 15 | $3,477 | 74 | $20,923,829 |
59. | Play The Game | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | Comedy | $51,197 | $51,197 | 0 | 22 | $2,327 | 1 | $51,197 |
60. | Let The Right One In | Magnolia Pictures | Drama | $44,789 | $33,117 | 9 | 27 | $1,659 | 19 | $2,039,834 |
61. | Deep Sea 3D | Warner Bros. | Documentary | $40,895 | $29,696 | 75 | 4 | $10,224 | 157 | $37,508,204 |
62. | Notorious | Fox Searchlight | Biography | $32,490 | $22,040 | -57 | 41 | $792 | 7 | $36,805,214 |
63. | Space Station 3D | IMAX | Documentary | $31,072 | $31,072 | -58 | 8 | $3,884 | 359 | $77,812,587 |
64. | Magnificent Desolation | IMAX | Documentary | $30,690 | $30,690 | -64 | 6 | $5,115 | 180 | $27,682,132 |
65. | Roving Mars (Large Format) | Buena Vista | Documentary | $30,478 | $25,759 | -11 | 6 | $5,080 | 162 | $10,111,379 |
66. | Billu Barber | Eros Entertainment | Drama | $30,469 | $25,190 | -66 | 70 | $435 | 3 | $745,977 |
67. | Examined Life | Zeitgeist | Documentary | $25,352 | $12,085 | 387 | 1 | $25,352 | 1 | $30,555 |
68. | Katyn | Koch Lorber Films | Drama | $20,721 | $14,206 | 15 | 1 | $20,721 | 2 | $41,800 |
69. | Man On Wire | Magnolia Pictures | Documentary | $15,486 | $11,222 | 0 | 11 | $1,408 | 32 | $2,962,242 |
70. | Synecdoche, New York | Sony Pictures Classics | Comedy | $15,373 | $9,944 | 21 | 24 | $641 | 19 | $3,067,264 |
71. | American Affair, An | Screen Media Films | Drama | $14,762 | $11,700 | 0 | 2 | $7,381 | 1 | $14,762 |
72. | Cherry Blossoms (Kirschbluten - Hanami) | Strand Releasing | Drama | $13,765 | $10,129 | 164 | 5 | $2,753 | 7 | $28,521 |
73. | Frozen River | Sony Pictures Classics | Drama | $12,310 | $9,547 | -59 | 10 | $1,231 | 31 | $2,480,557 |
74. | U2 3D | National Geographic Entertainment | Concert | $10,315 | $4,271 | 193 | 2 | $5,158 | 58 | $9,715,465 |
75. | Lola Montes | Rialto | Drama | $8,049 | $0 | 158 | 2 | $4,025 | 21 | $117,251 |
76. | Serbis (Service) | Regent Releasing | Drama | $7,703 | $4,925 | -14 | 4 | $1,926 | 5 | $54,553 |
77. | Outlander | Third Rail Releasing | Action | $7,593 | $5,590 | -30 | 12 | $633 | 6 | $150,897 |
78. | Dalai Lama Renaissance | Independent | Documentary | $6,964 | $3,986 | 114 | 1 | $6,964 | 41 | $124,218 |
79. | Live Fast, Die Young | RiverRain | Drama | $6,909 | $5,781 | 0 | 1 | $6,909 | 19 | $16,750 |
80. | Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead | Independent | Documentary | $6,172 | $4,352 | 0 | 1 | $6,172 | 1 | $6,172 |
81. | Just Another Love Story | Koch Lorber Films | Crime | $4,860 | $2,875 | -40 | 2 | $2,430 | 8 | $31,758 |
82. | Secret, A (Secret, Un) | Strand Releasing | Drama | $4,790 | $3,733 | 279 | 4 | $1,198 | 26 | $610,695 |
83. | Betrayal - Nerakhoon, The | Cinema Guild | Documentary | $4,591 | $4,591 | 0 | 2 | $2,296 | 15 | $25,329 |
84. | Bob Funk | Cinema Epoch | Comedy | $4,085 | $4,085 | 0 | 1 | $4,085 | 1 | $4,085 |
85. | Ballerina | First Run | Documentary | $4,082 | $2,861 | 177 | 1 | $4,082 | 7 | $18,320 |
86. | Secret Of The Grain (Graine Et Le Mulet) | IFC Films | Drama | $3,768 | $3,768 | -61 | 2 | $1,884 | 10 | $86,356 |
87. | Pray The Devil Back To Hell | Balcony Releasing | Documentary | $3,429 | $3,429 | 0 | 1 | $3,429 | 17 | $78,986 |
88. | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | Kino International | Biography | $3,376 | $2,810 | -74 | 1 | $3,376 | 15 | $101,145 |
89. | Stranded: I've Come From A Plane That Crashed | Zeitgeist | Documentary | $3,130 | $2,507 | 640 | 2 | $1,565 | 19 | $89,213 |
90. | Medicine for Melancholy | IFC Films | Drama | $2,978 | $1,863 | -73 | 2 | $1,489 | 5 | $51,660 |
91. | One Day You'll Understand (Plus tard) | Kino International | Drama | $2,695 | $1,499 | 0 | 2 | $1,348 | 18 | $88,293 |
92. | How About You | Strand Releasing | Comedy | $1,857 | $1,306 | -7 | 1 | $1,857 | 16 | $69,827 |
93. | Trouble The Water | Zeitgeist | Documentary | $1,818 | $768 | -13 | 2 | $909 | 28 | $511,999 |
94. | Made In U.S.A. | Rialto | Crime | $1,421 | $0 | -78 | 2 | $711 | 8 | $68,126 |
95. | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | Crime | $1,158 | $0 | 0 | 5 | $232 | 0 | $1,158 |
96. | Wild Child (re) | Independent | Drama | $438 | $438 | -86 | 1 | $438 | 17 | $44,183 |
97. | Eleven Minutes | Regent Releasing | Documentary | $347 | $276 | -94 | 1 | $347 | 2 | $6,113 |
98. | I.O.U.S.A. | Roadside Attractions | Documentary | $138 | $138 | -91 | 1 | $138 | 28 | $821,046 |