As if the news couldn’t get any worse, Beverly Hills Chihuahua was number one at the box office for the second straight week, and of course it was all because of shitty mortgages.

“Beverly Hills Chihuahua” is the only light comedy in a market heavy on drama. Chuck Viane, Disney’s head of distribution, said movie-goers may be turning to the perky pooch to help forget the market free-fall on Wall Street.

“This is only word-of-mouth coming back to us from theaters. I don’t have any statistical proof. But they’re telling us we’re getting more unaccompanied-by-children adults coming on their own. They’re looking for a little entertainment,” Viane said. “The axiom we’ve always lived by is funny is money. People come out for comedy. They love to sit back and let someone give them a couple of hours of escapism.” (full top ten after the jump)

People are seeing Beverly Hills Chihuahua alone.  To cheer themselves up.  That’s the saddest f-cking thing I’ve ever heard.  I could lose my house, my family, my looks, my dick, and the use of my limbs, and at the end of the day, there’s no way rapping chihuahuas are gonna put me in a better mood.

1. “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” $17.5 million.
2. “Quarantine,” $14.2 million.
3. “Body of Lies,” $13.1 million.
4. “Eagle Eye,” $11 million.
5. “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” $6.5 million.
6. “The Express,” $4.7 million.
7. “Nights in Rodanthe,” $4.6 million.
8. “Appaloosa,” $3.34 million.
9. “The Duchess,” $3.32 million.
10. “City of Ember,” $3.2 million. [CNN]