Box office report
Nicolas Cage’s apocalyptic thriller “Knowing” opened as the No. 1 movie at the box office over the weekend, according to the Associated Press. The Summit Entertainment release debuted with $24.8 million in ticket sales.
It was another success for the small studio, which made its mark last year with the blockbuster vampire romance “Twilight.” The “Twilight” DVD went on sale Saturday, with fans of the movie and Stephenie Meyer, who wrote the book series on which the film is based, lining up at midnight.
“Knowing” beat out two other new releases. The “bromantic” comedy ”I Love You, Man” debuted at No. 2 with $18 million. It stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel.
The corporate thriller “Duplicity,” starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, opened in third with $14.4 million.
Taking into account 2009′s higher admission prices, the box office take was down 5 percent compared with 2008, the second straight down weekend.
Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Media By Numbers, told the AP he doesn’t believe the decline indicates the end of an otherwise stellar year at the box office. He expects this weekend’s debut of the 3D animated movie ”Monsters vs. Aliens” should be strong.
Here are the top 10 movies, from the AP:
1. “Knowing,” $24.8 million.
2. “I Love You, Man,” $18 million.
3. “Duplicity,” $14.4 million.
4. “Race to Witch Mountain,” $13 million.
5. “Watchmen,” $6.7 million.
6. “The Last House on the Left,” $5.9 million.
7. “Taken,” $4.1 million.
8. “Slumdog Millionaire,” $2.7 million.
9. “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail,” $2.5 million.
10. “Coraline,” $2.1 million.
-BAM
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