For the sixth time in eight tries, cross-dressing mogul Tyler Perry is on track for a number-one opening at the box office. His I Can Do Bad All By Myself coaxed a terrific $8.6 million from moviegoers on Friday, outgunning second-place finisher 9 by more than double. The week's horror tandem of Sorority Row and Whiteout underperformed in third and sixth places respectively; they were separated by Inglourious Basterds (which will have just cracked $100 million at press time) and All About Steve. Poor, poor Sacramento. Click through for Friday's complete top 10.
TYLER PERRY'S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF: $8,600,000 (new)
9: $3,325,000 ($7,745,000)
SORORITY ROW: $1,925,000 (new)
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: $1,900,000 ($99,663,000)
ALL ABOUT STEVE: $1,825,000 ($17,837,000)
WHITEOUT: $1,760,000 (new)
THE FINAL DESTINATION: $1,670,000 ($54,428,000)
DISTRICT 9: $1,075,000 ($105,992,000)
GAMER: $1,015,000 ($13,984,000)
JULIE & JULIA: $940,000 ($83,000,000)