Weekend Boxoffice Numbers

In Order

Gran Torino
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $29,484,388
Last Week: $2,936,423
Total: $40,524,518
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Bride Wars
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $21,058,173
Last Week: -
Total: $21,058,173
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The Unborn
Studio: Rogue Pictures
This Week: $19,810,585
Last Week: -
Total: $19,810,585
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Marley & Me
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $11,391,425
Last Week: $24,263,763
Total: $123,751,596
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $9,212,515
Last Week: $18,691,248
Total: $94,092,395
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Bedtime Stories
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
This Week: $8,550,000
Last Week: $20,501,339
Total: $97,180,000
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Valkyrie
Studio: United Artists
This Week: $6,662,000
Last Week: $14,094,617
Total: $71,509,383
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Yes Man
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $6,032,337
Last Week: $13,910,477
Total: $89,288,024
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Not Easily Broken
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $5,600,000
Last Week: -
Total: $5,600,000
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Seven Pounds
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $3,900,000
Last Week: $10,068,518
Total: $66,830,000

Thoughts:
We had 3 wide releases this week and all three of them made the top 10. Warner Bros. released Eastwood's Gran Torino in over 2,700 theaters which resulted in a big opening for the film. The film picked up whopping $29 million and has now become Eastwood's biggest opener. With Warner Bros. spending alot on heavily advertising this film, I can see Gran Torino cruising past $100 million. Fox's Bride Wars opened in second place with $21 million. This may look good for 20th Century Fox on paper, but considering the movie opened in over 3,000 theaters and barely managed to pass Rogue Pictures' The Unborn which opened in alittle more than 2,000 theaters, is kind of disappointing. This definetly isnt a good way to start the new year. Still, the $30 million budgeted flick should pass its budget and that should be enough for Fox.

The other wide release this week was Rogue Picture's The Unborn. The horror flick from writer/director David S. Goyer opened with an impressive $19 million. The film was in about 1,000 less theaters than Fox's Bride Wars and still managed a tight race. A review for the film is in the works. Last week's number one film "Marley & Me", fell four spots down and grossed an estimated $11 million. The animal comedy flick should still manage to pull past the $150 million mark. David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was able to pass Disney's Bedtime Stories and grossed an estimated $9 million while the Disney flick brought in $8million. Valkyrie and Yes Man took the 7th and 8th spot on the top 10.