Box office report
Jim Carrey’s latest comedy “Yes Man” opened at No. 1 over the weekend, but with just $18.2 million, according to the Associated Press.
The Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds” opened in the second slot with $16 million, while the animated tale “The Tale of Despereaux,” based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newberry Medal-winning book, debuted in third place with $10.5 million.
The box office undoubtedly was affected by inclement wintery weather.
“Those markets back east just got hammered,” Chris Aronson, distribution executive for 20th Century Fox, told the AP.
Fox’s remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” starring Keanu Reeves, took in $10.2 million, dropping from the top spot to No. 4. It’s 10-day total is $48.6 million, and I’m willing to bet the special effects cost much more than that.
It was a big debut weekend in limited release, for the excellent drama “The Wrestler,” which features powerhouse performances from Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. It took down $209,474 in just four theaters for a heavyweight average of $52,369, the AP reported.
By comparison, “Yes Man” played in 3,434 theaters and averaged $5,288 per theater, according to the AP.
The overall box office dipped sharply for the second weekend in a row: The top 12 movies took in $82.8 million, down 44 percent from the same weekend last year, when “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” was the top movie with $44.8 million, according to the AP.
“The movie business may be recession-proof, but this weekend, it’s not weather-proof,” Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers, told the AP.
Here is the top 10 list, from the AP:
1. “Yes Man,” $18.2 million.
2. “Seven Pounds,” $16 million.
3. “The Tale of Despereaux,” $10.5 million.
4. “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” $10.2 million.
5. “Four Christmases,” $7.7 million.
6. “Twilight,” $5.2 million.
7. “Bolt,” $4.3 million.
8. “Slumdog Millionaire,” $3.2 million.
9. “Australia,” $2.3 million.
10. “Quantum of Solace,” $2.2 million.
-BAM
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