Weekend Boxoffice Numbers

In Order

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $31,832,636
Last Week: -
Total: $31,832,636
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Gran Torino
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $21,979,069
Last Week: $29,484,388
Total: $72,976,480
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My Bloody Valentine
Studio: Lionsgate
This Week: $21,241,456
Last Week: -
Total: $21,241,456
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Notorious
Studio: Fox Searchlight
This Week: $20,497,596
Last Week: -
Total: $20,497,596
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Hotel for Dogs
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $17,012,212
Last Week: -
Total: $17,012,212
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Bride Wars
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $11,651,553
Last Week: $21,058,173
Total: $37,478,678
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The Unborn
Studio: Rogue Pictures
This Week: $9,341,985
Last Week: $19,810,585
Total: $32,581,140
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Defiance
Studio: Paramount Vantage
This Week: $8,911,827
Last Week: $68,183
Total: $9,252,455
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Marley & Me
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $6,138,859
Last Week: $11,391,425
Total: $132,548,142
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Slumdog Millionaire
Studio: Fox Searchlight
This Week: $5,849,157
Last Week: $3,782,340
Total: $42,686,362

Thoughts:
Sony's Paul Blart surprised alot of us and opened at number 1 at the box office. The comedy starring Kevin James, opened with an impressive $31 million in over 3,000 theaters. I was expecting this film to bomb considering its just a movie based on a mall security cop trying to stop a couple of thugs from taking over the mall, but I was proven wrong. Last week's Gran Torino fell one spot down to number 2 and brought in a good $21 million. The Clint Eastwood flick is still pulling in good numbers and its steady reviews are helping it. I can see it passing the $100 million mark soon.

Lionsgate's 3D horror flick "My Bloody Valentine", brought in a good $21 million to take the number 3 spot. I haven't seen the movie, but alot of people I talked to that have seen it, said it was pretty good in 3D. Notorious, the film based on Biggie Smalls, surprised alot of people when it brought in an impressive $20 million in only 1,600 theaters. I wasn't expecting this much for the biopic flick, but I was once again proven wrong. Not only that, but the film managed to make that much money in almost half the theaters Paul Blart was in.

Paramount's Hotel for Dogs pulled in $17 million for the weekend which is alot lower than what I was expecting for the family flick. Bride Wars and The Unborn fell a few spots with $11 million and $9 million respectively. Defiance managed to bring in almost $9 million with the help of a more wider release.