Hey, here's something nice: For a change, every movie did pretty well at the box office yesterday! The top story is definitely Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, which took in $11.9 million on its way to a $30+ weekend, but there was good news for Law Abiding Citizen, Paranormal Activity, The Stepfather...hell, even Whip It finally cracked a $10 million cume outside of the top ten. The full numbers, after the jump:
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: $11,940,000 (new)
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN: $7,700,000 (new)
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: $6,653,000 ($20,207,000)
COUPLES RETREAT: $5,822,000 ($51,212,000)
THE STEPFATHER: $4,300,000 (new)
ZOMBIELAND: $2,400,000 ($55,423,000)
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS: $2,100,000 ($102,284,000)
TOY STORY / TOY STORY 2 (3D): $825,000 ($26,363,000)
THE INVENTION OF LYING: $605,000 ($14,195,000)
SURROGATES: $585,000 ($34,995,000)