Museum Takes Box Office – May 22-25, 2009
May 26, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Tops at the box office this weekend was "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." I wasn’t that crazy about the movie (read my review here), but it’s the only new family flick out right now, which is why I think it scored high. It wasn’t bad; just wasn’t as good as the first movie. Take a peek at the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $70M
- Terminator Salvation, $53.82M
- Star Trek, $29.40M
- Angels & Demons, $27.70M
- Dance Flick, $13.10M
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $10.10M
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $4.83M
- Obsessed, $2.50M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $1.90M
- 17 Again, $1.28M
Images: TM and © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Star Trek rules box office universe – May 8-10, 2009
May 12, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
I’m sure it’s no surprise to anyone that "Star Trek" ruled the box office universe this weekend, beating "Wolverine" by a million light-years. Here’s the scoop from Box Office Mojo:
- Star Trek, $75.20M
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $26.40M
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $10.25M
- Obsessed, $6.56M
- 17 Again, $4.23M
- Next Day Air, $4.11M
- The Soloist, $3.94M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $3.26M
- Earth, $2.66M
- Hannah Montana: The Movie, $2.19M
Image: © Paramount Pictures
Wolverine grabs box office – May 1-3, 2009
May 5, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Hugh Jackman and his alter-ego Wolverine grabbed the top spot at the box office this weekend, with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner coming in a distant second, and “Fast & Furious” dropping off the list to 11th place. Check out the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $85.05M
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $15.41M
- Obsessed, $12.05M
- 17 Again, $6.36M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $5.80M
- The Soloist, $5.65M
- Earth, $4.34M
- Hannah Montana: The Movie, $4.16M
- Fighting, $4.01M
- State of Play, $2.76M
Image: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, TM and Copyright 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 2009
Obsessed takes box office – April 24-26, 2009
April 27, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Moviegoers were "Obsessed" this weekend, heading out in droves to see Ali Larter and Beyonce duke it out over a man. Here are the weekend numbers from Box Office Mojo:
- Obsessed, $28.61M
- 17 Again, $11.51M
- Fighting, $11.02M
- The Soloist, $9.71M
- Earth, $8.82M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $8.52M
- State of Play, $6.84M
- Hannah Montana: The Movie, $6.43M
- Fast & Furious, $6.20M
- Crank: High Voltage, $2.61M ((Read my interview with Clifton Collins, Jr.)
Photo Credit: 2009 Screen Gems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Suzanne Tenner
State of Play, 17 Again win Box Office – April 17-19, 2009
April 21, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
"17 Again" and "State of Play" are both great movies, for different reasons. And everyone else thought so, too, based on the box office numbers from this past weekend. Here’s the scoop from Box Office Mojo:
- 17 Again, $23.72M
- State of Play, $14.07M
- Hannah Montana: The Movie, $13.40M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $13.24M
- Fast and Furious, $11.77M
- Crank: High Voltage, $6.96M (Read my interview with Clifton Collins, Jr.)
- Observe and Report, $4.17M
- Knowing, $3.57M
- I Love You, Man, $3.32M
- The Haunting in Connecticut, $3.11M
Image Credit: © Universal Studios
Miley Cyrus takes box office - April 10-12, 2009
April 14, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Miley Cyrus and her alter-ego Hannah Montana scored big at the office this weekend, but only slightly edging out "Fast & Furious" for the top spot. I actually popped in to see the first scene in "Fast & Furious" again – it was that good.
Meanwhile, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen’s romantic romp "Duplicity" is still hanging in there at No. 10. I’m not surprised, because it’s a really cute film, like the old-time movies with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. Here’s the rundown from Box Office Mojo:
- Hannah Montana: The Movie, $32.32M
- Fast & Furious, $27.23M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $21.81M
- Observe and Report, $11.01M
- Knowing, $6.43M
- I Love You, Man, $6.28M
- The Haunting in Connecticut, $5.90M
- Dragonball Evolution, $4.75M
- Adventureland, $3.35M
- Duplicity, $2.99M
Photo Credit: Sam Emerson, Hannah Montana The Movie, © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Fast & Furious takes Box Office – April 3-5, 2009
April 7, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Vin Diesel and "Fast & Furious" raced into the top slot at the box office this week, and I’m not surprised. I loved it, especially the opening scene! Reese Witherspoon is still up there in second place with "Monsters vs. Aliens." Here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
- Fast & Furious, $70.95M
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $32.60M
- The Haunting in Connecticut, $9.48M
- Knowing, $8.14M
- I Love You, Man, $7.72M
- Adventureland, $5.72M
- Duplicity, $4.17M
- Race to Witch Mountain, $3.21M
- 12 Rounds, $2.26M
- Sunshine Cleaning, $1.80M
Photo Credits: © Universal Studios
Monsters rule box office – March 27-29, 2009
April 1, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
"Monsters vs. Aliens" took last weekend’s box office by storm! I really liked it, and especially loved the 3D version (as opposed to Roger Ebert, who HATED the 3D version!).
Here’s the rundown from Box Office Mojo:
- Monsters vs. Aliens, $59.32M
- The Haunting in Connecticut, $23.00
- Knowing, $14.70M
- I Love You, Man, $12.67M
- Duplicity, $7.67M
- Race to Witch Mountain, $5.80M
- 12 Rounds, $5.32M
- Watchmen, $2.73M
- Taken, $2.69M
- The Last House on the Left, $2.64M
Photo credit: Monsters vs. Aliens ™ & © 2009 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Nicolas Cage’s Knowing takes box office – March 20-22, 2009
March 23, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Moviegoers went out to see Nicolas Cage save the world this weekend, with "Knowing" coming in at the top slot. Julia Roberts and Clive Owen didn’t fare as well with "Duplicity." Here’s the scoop from Box Office Mojo:
- Knowing, $24.60M
- I Love You, Man, $17.81M
- Duplicity, $13.96M
- Race to Witch Mountain, $12.78M
- Watchmen, $6.80M
- The Last House on the Left, $5.77M
- Taken, $4.05M
- Slumdog Millionaire, $2.67M
- Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, $2.56M
- Coraline, $2.13M
Photo Credit: Vince Valitutti; TM and © 2009 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Witch Mountain rules box office – March 13-15. 2009
March 16, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
I guess moviegoers were more into a fun family flick than the dark and bloody “Watchmen” this weekend. “Race to Witch Mountain” ruled the box office. Here’s the rundown from Box Office Mojo:
- Race to Witch Mountain, $24.40M
- Watchmen, $17.81M
- The Last House on the Left, $14.11M
- Taken, $6.56M
- Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, $5.10M
- Slumdog Millionaire, $5.00M
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop, $3.11M
- He’s Just Not That Into You, $2.93M
- Coraline, $2.40M
- Miss March, $2.40M
Image: © 2008 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved