Box office report
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds’ romantic comedy “The Proposal” scored the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office.
“The Proposal” opened with $34.1 million, according to the Associated Press. The Disney rom com notched the biggest opening ever for Bullock, whose previous best was $17.6 million for the 2007 paranormal thriller “Premonition.”
“The Proposal” snatched the top spot from the Warner Bros. bachelor-party comedy “The Hangover,” which dropped to second place with $26.9 million. The comedy smash was made $152.9 millio over the past three weeks.
The Disney/Pixar animated adventure “Up” stayed aloft at third place, taking in another $21.3 million over the weekend. The 10th Disney/Pixar film’s total take soared to $224.1 million. ”Up” became the second 2009 film to cross the $200 million mark, after Paramount’s “Star Trek” reboot.
Prehistoric times have proven uninteresting comedic fodder for movie audiences. Sony’s caveman comedy “Year One,” the other big wide release besides “The Proposal,” had to settle for fourth place with $20.2 million. The film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera, but apparently, many were not interested in seeing their Neanderthalish shenanigans.
Will Ferrell’s remake of ”Land of the Lost” earlier this month had to make due with a third place opening at the box office.
Box-office revenues this weekend were up slightly compared to the same period a year ago, after three straight weekends of declining box-office receipts, according to the AP.
For the year, revenue remains up a solid 10 percent, though summer ticket sales are dead even with last year’s, the AP reported, citing Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
Hollywood’s summer doldrums are expected to turn around this week with the opening of the blockbuster sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” from Paramount. Industry analysts predict it could score the year’s first $100 million opening. The movie opens Wednesday, and I’ll be bringing you my review here.
Here is the weekend top 10, from the AP:
1. “The Proposal,” $34.1 million.
2. “The Hangover,” $26.9 million.
3. “Up,” $21.3 million.
3. “Year One,” $20.2 million.
5. “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” $11.3 million.
6. “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” $7.3 million.
7. “Star Trek,” $4.7 million.
8. “Land of the Lost,” $4 million.
9. “Imagine That,” $3.1 million.
10. “Terminator Salvation,” $3.07 million.
-BAM
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