Just last week the This is It people were crowing about their movie being the third-highest advanced ticket seller of 2009, and AEG (the concert company) predicted it would make $250 million in the first five days.  Domestically, it made $21.3 million for the weekend, which is less than Funny People made and that was considered a bomb.  It was the number one movie of the weekend, but it was also the only major release, so it basically had no competition. Worldwide five-day total: $101 million.  Which if you’re doing the math at home, is a lot less than $250 million.  Less than a third if my numbers serve me… carry the one… aw crap I hate myself.

Elsewhere, Paranormal Activity continued to kick ass and may eventually get to $100 million.  Couples Retreat and Law Abiding Citizen both held well, proving that mediocrity still holds sway, I guess.  Meanwhile, Where the Wild Things Are fell another 63.8%, meaning it’ll have to try to earn back its $100 million budget on DVD.

Astro Boy and Cirque Du Freak are bombs.  Guess kids are too young for a character that looks like Bob’s Big Boy, and maybe a kids movie with a French title wasn’t the best idea.  Shocking, I know.

FilmWeekendPerTotal
1Michael Jackson’s This Is It$21,300,000$6,119$32,509,000
2Paranormal Activity$16,540,000 (-21.6%)$6,880$84,780,000
3Law Abiding Citizen$7,303,000 (-41.1%)$2,642$51,385,000
4Couples Retreat$6,097,000 (-42.6%)$2,015$86,663,000
5Saw VI$5,560,000 (-60.6%)$1,831$22,824,000
6Where the Wild Things Are$5,081,000 (-63.8%)$1,394$61,800,000
7The Stepfather$3,400,000 (-45.4%)$1,449$24,748,000
8Astro Boy$3,035,000 (-54.7%)$1,005$10,891,000
9Amelia$3,000,000 (-23.2%)$2,804$8,306,000
10Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant$2,809,000 (-55.4%)$1,020$10,521,000

[via CHUD, BoxOfficeMojo]