Box office report
Quentin Tarantino’s World War II drama “Inglourious Basterds” found glory at the box office over the weekend.
The film topped the charts with its $37.6 million debut, according to the Associated Press. The film made an additional $27.5 million in 22 countries, giving it a worldwide total of $65.1 million.
It was Tarantino’s best opening ever, topping the $25.1 million debut for 2004’s “Kill Bill – Vol. 2.” It was certainly well-deserved; I gave “Inglourious Basterds” four stars and highly recommend it.
Tarantino’s trademark bloody and darkly humorous epic opened opposite the latest family film from Robert Rodriguez, his longtime pal and frequent collaborator. (Their latest film project was 2007’s B-movie double-feature “Grindhouse.”)
Though their films were appealing to completely different audiences, Tarantino clearly won the day. Rodriguez’s “Shorts” opened at No. 6 with $6.6 million.
The weekend’s other new wide release, the comedy “Post Grad,” opened at No. 10 with a dismal $2.8 million, according to the AP.
The previous weekend’s No. 1 movie, “District 9,” dropped to No. 2 with $18.9 million. But that bring its domestic total to $73.5 million, putting the film well on its way to becoming a $100 million hit.
Here is the weekend’s top 10 films, from the AP:
1. “Inglourious Basterds,” $37.6 million.
2. “District 9,” $18.9 million.
3. “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” $12.5 million.
4. “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” $10 million.
5. “Julie & Julia,” $9 million.
6. “Shorts,” $6.6 million.
7. “G-Force,” $4.2 million.
8. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” $3.5 million.
9. “The Ugly Truth,” $2.9 million.
10. “Post Grad,” $2.8 million.
-BAM
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