09.14.09 BOX OFFICE: 10K PER SCREEN FOR TYLER PERRY
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, 9-12-09: Dear Diary: I just watched Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself. The story was quite life affirming. I leave the theater with a newfound perspective on life and the calm that comes with it. Leaving the parking lot now, hoping to stop by the church social. Hey! A guy just cut me off, even though I clearly had the right of way. I’M A KILL YOU YOU STUPID MUTHAF*CKA!
Aaaanyway, this weekend, black folks proved once again that they like watching dudes cross dress almost as much as the British. Tyler Perry always kills it even though I’ve never seen a movie of his (though my grandpa likes them — true story). His I Can Do Bad All by Myself was number one by a large margin this weekend, earning $24 million and $10,656 per screen, the highest per screen average since Inglourious Basterds three weeks ago.
All About Steve‘s second weekend drop of 48% is shockingly low for a film whose best reviews were basically, “I’m gonna play devil’s advocate here and say maaaybe this film isn’t the cinematic equivalent of a gorilla fingerpainting with its own feces.” Still, at $21 mil total, it’s far from a hit (thank God). Now, can we stop it with the Eve-Steve puns already? We get it, Adam & Steve went to see Stevita on Christmas Steve. It’s been done. Next person who makes one, I’m coming to your house to play “Steve of Destruction” on a ukulele while douching with Summer’s Steve.
Inglourious crossed the $100 million mark, bringing it to $104 mil and all but ensuring it will pass Pulp Fiction’s $108 mil to become Tarantino’s highest-grossing film ever. Way to go, Q. Now lay off the nose candy, would you?
Elsewhere, 9 did okay, Sorority Row and Whiteout were non-starters, probably because the latter sucked and the former never even had a chance, and Gamer dropped like a rock in its second weekend. Probably because its kids-control-the-characters-through-a-videogame concept was so stupid a football coach could’ve came up with it.
| Film | Weekend | Per Screen | Total | |
| 1 | Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself | $24,030,000 | $10,656 | $24,030,000 |
| 2 | 9 | $10,856,000 | $6,536 | $15,264,000 |
| 3 | Inglourious Basterds | $6,546,000 (-43.7%) | $2,036 | $104,309,000 |
| 4 | All About Steve | $5,800,000 (-48.4%) | $2,561 | $21,812,000 |
| 5 | The Final Destination | $5,500,000 (-55.5%) | $2,013 | $58,258,000 |
| 6 | Sorority Row | $5,268,000 | $1,977 | $5,268,000 |
| 7 | Whiteout | $5,100,000 | $1,858 | $5,100,000 |
| 8 | District 9 | $3,600,000 (-49.1%) | $1,406 | $108,517,000 |
| 9 | Julie & Julia | $3,300,000 (-38.0%) | $1,409 | $85,360,000 |
| 10 | Gamer | $3,150,000 (-65.6%) | $1,259 | $16,120,000 |
[via CHUD, BoxOfficeMojo]
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BOX OFFICE: 10K PER SCREEN FOR TYLER PERRY
“maaaybe this film isn’t the cinematic equivalent of a gorilla fingerpainting with its own feces”
FALSE! It totally is. Literally. Unstoppably.
Next person who makes one, I’m coming to your house to play “Steve of Destruction” on a ukulele while douching with Summer’s Steve.
Only if you bring back my copy of ‘Stevent Horizon’. That would make us all steven-even.
I hear Tyler Perry didn’t even hire a make-up artist cause He Can Do Drag All By Himself.
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The Mighty Feklahr understands that Jay Cutler was really moved and inspired by Perry’s latest cinematic masterpiece.
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“Black folks proved once again that they like watching dudes cross dress almost as much as the British”
I’m not prejudice, but I hate Drag Races.
Tyler Perry makes the grape drink of movies. I’m aware that they exist, but I’ve never tried them, and I’m not sure that I’d survive the experience.
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