Weekend Boxoffice Numbers

In Order

He's Just Not That Into You
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $27,785,487
Last Week: -
Total: $27,785,487
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Taken
Studio: 20th Century Fox
This Week: $20,547,346
Last Week: $24,717,037
Total: $53,610,944
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Coraline
Studio: Focus Features
This Week: $16,849,640
Last Week: -
Total: $16,849,640
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The Pink Panther 2
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $11,588,150
Last Week: -
Total: $11,588,150
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Studio: Columbia Pictures
This Week: $10,884,825
Last Week: $13,872,751
Total: $96,886,687
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Push
Studio: Summit Entertainment
This Week: $10,079,109
Last Week: -
Total: $10,079,109
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Slumdog Millionaire
Studio: Fox Searchlight
This Week: $7,177,270
Last Week: $7,628,713
Total: $77,203,055
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Gran Torino
Studio: Warner Bros.
This Week: $7,155,339
Last Week: $8,232,278
Total: $120,195,197
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The Uninvited
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $6,262,651
Last Week: $10,325,824
Total: $18,242,141
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Hotel for Dogs
Studio: Paramount Pictures
This Week: $5,711,229
Last Week: $8,632,740
Total: $55,125,062

Thoughts:
Sorry for the late update, but I was busy with work yesterday. We had 4 new wide releases this week. The chick flick "He's Just Not That Into You" topped the box office this week with an impressive $27 million. The movie was advertised alot on TV and the audience seemed to have seen them. I can see the film having strong legs in the coming weeks and should make it to $100 million at the least.

Fox's Taken held the second spot with a strong second week gross of $20 million. The film shouldn't have a problem grossing a $100 million, but will face some competition from Sony's "The International" next week. The stop-motion animated flick "Coraline" from Focus Features opened in third place with an estimated $16.8 million. This was alittle more than what I predicted it might make and a good opening for a dark animated film which was very hard to market. I saw the film this past week in 3D and it was great. A review for the film is in the works and should go up pretty soon. Sony's The Pink Panther 2 bombed at the box office and failed to reach the mass market it was looking for. The sequel to the 2006 hit failed to gross more than its predecessor and only opened with $11 million.

Sony's other hit "Paul Blart: Mall Cop", continued its run with a solid $10 million and should pass $100 million as soon as next week. Summit's SCI-Fi thriller "Push" made a measly $10 million which doesn't come too much of a surprise considering their hasn't been good marketing for the film. The Golden Globe winner for Best Picture "Slumdog Millionaire", dipped very little this week and brought in another $7 million for a gross of $77 million. The film still has strong legs and will continue to do so until after the Academy Awards.