2009's first suprise hit continues to surprise as it comes in at number one for a second straight weekend. Paul Blart: Mall Cop earned another $21.5 million and a total of $64.8 million.
What is a little surprising, then again maybe not to some is Underworld: Rise of the Lycans debuting in second place. It earned $20.7 million for it's debut. With a budget of $35 million, it'll make it back and then some after worldwide box is factored in and video sales.
For comparison, this one is a prequel and didn't star Kate Beckinsale like the other two did. This debuted in less theaters than Underworld: Evolution did in January of 2006 (265 less) thus Rise of the Lycans earning $6 million less in it's opening weekend than Evolution. Les Wiseman has said they'd like to do at least one more this time going ahead into the future and follow Selene and Michael after the events of Evolution. These movies have been cheap to produce for Sony and have continued to make money. So we'll see if they give the go ahead for one more movie.
Though with Sony producing both Paul Blart and Rise of the Lycans, they can't be complaining too much.
Gran Tornio landed in third place with $16 million and a $97.5 million total.
Depsite losing 27.3% of it's business from last weekend, Hotel for Dogs actually climbed one spot and landed in fourth place earning $12.3 million and a $36.9 million total.
And Slumdog Millionaire opened in another 829 theaters this weekend. It jumped from tenth place to fifth place making $10.5 million and a $55.9 million total.
Also opening this weekend was Inkheart which came in seventh place with $7.7 million.
Out of the top 12 this weekend is The Unborn (13th), Marley and Me (16th), and Bedtime Stories (18th).
Opening next weekend are three new movies. First up is Taken (rated PG-13) starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, and Goran Kostic.
Next is The Uninvited (rated PG-13) with Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, and David Strathairn.
And finally we have New in Town (rated PG) starring Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Mike O'Brien, and Rashida Jones.
Here are your numbers....
1) Paul Blart: Mall Cop- $21,500,000 ($64,800,000)
2) Underworld: Rise of the Lycans- $20,700,000 ($20,700,000) NEW!
3) Gran Torino- $16,000,000 ($97,576,000)
4) Hotel for Dogs- $12,360,000 ($36,955,000)
5) Slumdog Millionaire- $10,550,000 ($55,916,000)
6) My Bloody Valentine 3D- $10,050,000 ($37,725,000)
7) Inkheart- $7,725,000 ($7,725,000) NEW!
8) Bride Wars- $7,000,000 ($48,702,000)
9) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- $6,000,000 ($111,044,000)
10) Notorious- $5,700,000 ($31,795,000)
11) Defiance- $5,432,000 ($18,329,000)
12) Revolutionary Road- $5,268,000 ($11,867,000)
14) The Wrestler- $3,700,000 ($9,512,000) 566 theaters
15) Frost/Nixon- $3,022,000 ($12,006,000) 1,099 theaters
17) Last Chance Harvey- $3,000,000 ($9,665,000) 1,108 theaters
20) The Reader- $1,416,000 ($9,674,000) 367 theaters
What is a little surprising, then again maybe not to some is Underworld: Rise of the Lycans debuting in second place. It earned $20.7 million for it's debut. With a budget of $35 million, it'll make it back and then some after worldwide box is factored in and video sales.
For comparison, this one is a prequel and didn't star Kate Beckinsale like the other two did. This debuted in less theaters than Underworld: Evolution did in January of 2006 (265 less) thus Rise of the Lycans earning $6 million less in it's opening weekend than Evolution. Les Wiseman has said they'd like to do at least one more this time going ahead into the future and follow Selene and Michael after the events of Evolution. These movies have been cheap to produce for Sony and have continued to make money. So we'll see if they give the go ahead for one more movie.
Though with Sony producing both Paul Blart and Rise of the Lycans, they can't be complaining too much.
Gran Tornio landed in third place with $16 million and a $97.5 million total.
Depsite losing 27.3% of it's business from last weekend, Hotel for Dogs actually climbed one spot and landed in fourth place earning $12.3 million and a $36.9 million total.
And Slumdog Millionaire opened in another 829 theaters this weekend. It jumped from tenth place to fifth place making $10.5 million and a $55.9 million total.
Also opening this weekend was Inkheart which came in seventh place with $7.7 million.
Out of the top 12 this weekend is The Unborn (13th), Marley and Me (16th), and Bedtime Stories (18th).
Opening next weekend are three new movies. First up is Taken (rated PG-13) starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, and Goran Kostic.
Next is The Uninvited (rated PG-13) with Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, and David Strathairn.
And finally we have New in Town (rated PG) starring Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Mike O'Brien, and Rashida Jones.
Here are your numbers....
1) Paul Blart: Mall Cop- $21,500,000 ($64,800,000)
2) Underworld: Rise of the Lycans- $20,700,000 ($20,700,000) NEW!
3) Gran Torino- $16,000,000 ($97,576,000)
4) Hotel for Dogs- $12,360,000 ($36,955,000)
5) Slumdog Millionaire- $10,550,000 ($55,916,000)
6) My Bloody Valentine 3D- $10,050,000 ($37,725,000)
7) Inkheart- $7,725,000 ($7,725,000) NEW!
8) Bride Wars- $7,000,000 ($48,702,000)
9) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- $6,000,000 ($111,044,000)
10) Notorious- $5,700,000 ($31,795,000)
11) Defiance- $5,432,000 ($18,329,000)
12) Revolutionary Road- $5,268,000 ($11,867,000)
14) The Wrestler- $3,700,000 ($9,512,000) 566 theaters
15) Frost/Nixon- $3,022,000 ($12,006,000) 1,099 theaters
17) Last Chance Harvey- $3,000,000 ($9,665,000) 1,108 theaters
20) The Reader- $1,416,000 ($9,674,000) 367 theaters
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