10.19.09 BOX OFFICE: RUMPUS PUNS THE BIG WINNER
(IF YOU LIKED WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, YOU’LL LOVE G-FORCE. Thanks but no thanks, Washington Post.)
Where the Wild Things Are landed at number one with $32 million, exceeding studio expectations and spawning countless rumpus puns. People were sort of worried about it because they weren’t sure whether it was a kids film. Turns out it’s not, it didn’t matter, and kids don’t know anything anyway so screw them. Overall the box office was up 39% over the same weekend last year, which means there’s plenty of money for your unproduced script graphic novel, provided it involves zombies.
Law Abiding Citizen was a surprising number two, and made $21 mil, despite awful reviews and, to my eyes, looking pretty generic. But good for Jamie Foxx, he’s always seemed so humble.
Paranormal Activity made $20 mil for the weekend and is up to $34 mil total, which isn’t bad on a $15,000 production budget. And that was on only 760 screens (compared to WTWTA’s 3,735). It will continue to expand and if it doesn’t earn more than Saw VI when it comes out in two weeks, there is no God.
| Film | Weekend | Per Screen | Total | |
| 1 | Where the Wild Things Are | $32,470,000 | $8,693 | $32,470,000 |
| 2 | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,250,000 | $7,353 | $21,250,000 |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity | $20,163,000 (+155.2%) | $26,530 | $33,717,000 |
| 4 | Couples Retreat | $17,949,000 (-47.7%) | $5,965 | $63,339,000 |
| 5 | The Stepfather | $12,300,000 | $4,499 | $12,300,000 |
| 6 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $8,100,000 (-29.7%) | $2,667 | $108,284,000 |
| 7 | Zombieland | $7,800,000 (-47.3%) | $2,460 | $60,823,000 |
| 8 | Toy Story Double Feature | $3,011,000 (-61.2%) | $2,022 | $28,594,000 |
| 9 | Surrogates | $1,922,000 (-55.0%) | $826 | $36,332,000 |
| 10 | The Invention of Lying | $1,905,000 (-43.0%) | $1,173 | $15,495,000 |
(Black Dynamite made $141,000 on 70 screens, in case you were wondering).
[via CHUD, BoxOfficeMojo -- banner pic courtesy of Xvi]
SITE NEWS NOTE: Sorry about the late start today, folks. My flight got delayed and I spent the next four hours sitting next to some chick who breathed really loud — and she kept waking up when I’d try to hold her mouth and nose shut. Anyway, I’m running on very little sleep. Things could get weird today.
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BOX OFFICE: RUMPUS PUNS THE BIG WINNER
The Doctress was on your flight?
paranormal activity was like watching fuckin’ youtube. i felt like such a sucker.
Looks like the Stepfather fell asleep on the recliner with its dick hanging out.
**high fives Swi**
Burnsy,stop bringing up your childhood.
Are they saying that because I’d like to take a guinea pig in the Rumpus?
Sick bastards, GET OFF MY LAWN!
The only kids movies I’m interested in seeing are snuff films.
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY!
I swear, Where The Wild Things Are owes it all to you, Vincenzo. If only somebody had’ve campaigned as hard on that Chris Rock documentary about hair.
Lince, just freebase some drain-cleaner, works like a charm for Him and it will help keep your mind sharp and your atti…
GWARBLE GWARBLE SHUBBITY UPPITY BAH! JESUS LOVES YOU ALL!
Well, I’m glad it’s good, because I’m seeing it later today. The theater better not be full of hipsters, dammit.
tyBo, I wouldn’t get your hopes up there. My recommendation? Set up a boombox playing Morrissey across the street from the theater. That’ll distract them for a while.
I saw The Stepfather this weekend. Once my mom left, it really touched me.
Paranormal Activity $20,163,000 (+155.2%)
Also up 155.2% from last week: Channing Tatum’s BMI (he forgot to work out one day and gained half a pound).
Kind of early for nom-worthy material but there ya go Chino.
Little drummer boy loves rumpus puns puns.
If you liked American History X, you might also like the Hebrew Hammer.
Movie was great…..has anyone read the book?
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