|
Rank
|
Title
|
Weekend
Gross |
Cumulative
Gross |
Weeks in
Release |
|
1
|
$33,000,000
|
$33,000,000
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Meet The Robinsons |
$25,056,000
|
$25,056,000
|
1
|
|
3
|
300 |
$11,155,000
|
$179,662,000
|
4
|
|
4
|
TMNT |
$9,160,000
|
$38,428,000
|
2
|
|
5
|
Wild Hogs
|
$8,389,000
|
$135,355,000
|
5
|
|
6
|
Shooter |
$8,000,000
|
$27,212,000
|
2
|
|
7
|
Premonition |
$5,100,000
|
$39,342,000
|
3
|
|
8
|
$4,000,000
|
$16,192,000
|
2
|
|
|
9
|
The Hills Have Eyes 2 |
$3,925,000
|
$15,809,000
|
2
|
|
10
|
Reign Over Me |
$3,700,000
|
$13,331,000
|
2 |
There were a lot of people anticipating Blades of Glory (my own mother, for crap’s sake), which has translated into a $33 million hauling number one spot for the timeless tale of men in spandex sixty-nine-ing across Olympic ice. Micah wasn’t impressed (if you missed it, read the review here) and makes a strong argument that despite a respectable weekend open, the Ferrell schtick is careening down the path of diminishing laughs (the feedback loop I’ve heard is "It’s OK."). But with everything looking good on paper, who had any inkling without having seen it? Then again, Wild Hogs was trashed and it’s still pulling more audience than critically hearted new release The Lookout.
Disney’s Meet The Robinsons took number two at $25 million (about the same take as last week’s TMNT but without all the competition), helped in large part by a release in 3D at roughly 600 theaters. 300 slipped just one leather-loined step back to number three. Speaking of TMNT, it dropped a painful 64 percent to number four and Wild Hogs inexplicably remained in the top five at number five.
Shooter, Premonition, The Last Mimzy, The Hills Have Eyes 2 and Reign Over Me filled out the bottom 5 because, well, something has to.
This week needs no introduction, but Grindhouse will have competition in the form of The Reaping, and family crap like Are We Done Yet? and Firehouse Dog. Limited releases include Gere-laden The Hoax and Verhoeven’s civillian WW II visitation, Black Book.