Box office report for Sept. 28, 2009
The animated movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” was still appetizing to movie-goers in its second week in theaters.
Over the weekend, the tasty 3-D adventure topped the box office for the second straight week with $24.6 million. Based on the famed children’s book, “Cloudy” follows the exploits of Flint Lockwood (voice of Tulsa native Bill Hader), a geeky aspiring inventor who devises a machine that turns water into food.
The Sony release raised its domestic haul to $60 million after 10 days in theaters, according to the Associated Press.
The sci-fi thriller “Surrogates,” based on the graphic novel and Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele, debuted at No. 2 with $15 million. Set in a future in which people live in isolation and interact mostly through surrogate robots, the Disney release stars Bruce Willis as a cop forced to leave his home to investigate the murder of others’ surrogates.
“Pandorum,” another sci-fi thriller opening over the weekend didn’t fare as well. The film, which stars Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster as two astronauts who awaken on a spaceship with no memory of their identities or mission, came in No. 6 with $4.4 million.
The weekend’s other new wide release, MGM’s new take on the 1980 musical hit “Fame,” opened in third place with $10 million. Oklahoma City-raised Megan Mullally plays one of the teachers in the film, set in a prestigious New York performing arts school.
According to the AP, Michael Moore’s new film, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” opened strongly in limited release with a $240,000 weekend take in four theaters. The Overture Films release boosts its total to $306,586 since it debuted last Wednesday. It expands to theaters nationwide on Friday.
Here are the weekend’s top 10 movies, from the AP:
1. “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” $24.6 million.
2. “Surrogates,” $15 million.
3. “Fame,” $10 million.
4. “The Informant!”, $6.9 million.
5. “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” $4.8 million.
6. “Pandorum,” $4.4 million.
7. “Love Happens,” $4.3 million.
8. “Jennifer’s Body,” $3.5 million.
9. “9,” $2.8 million.
10. “Inglourious Basterds,” $2.7 million.
-BAM
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