After coming in as a bridesmaid to Harry Potter's bride last week, Tangled was number one for Friday night, narrowly edging out the boy wizard, who settled for number two. And number two was certainly the watchword for the only wide release of the weekend, The Warrior's Way, which sank into ninth place and will now return to the obscurity from whence it came. Your Friday box office is here.
The weekend box office was once again good to the children of Hogwarts as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 managed to claim the top spot, despite a surprisingly strong push from the follicularly themed Tangled. Sadly, it was not all good news for shiny haired princesses as Cher and Anne Hathaway found themselves experiencing a severe holiday hangover. Your weekend receipts are here.
As turkeys across the country begin their slow exit from protective custody and millions of doughy housewives proudly show off their flatscreen TVs purchased for only $299, the holiday box office has a clear winner, a strong upstart, and then a couple of real turkeys. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 continued its glorious reign at number one, while Tangled (gag me with that cruddy title) is making a strong go at number two. But if you were Cher, a boner pill-pushing Jake Gyllenhaal or the Rock, it was a Black Friday indeed for you. Your Friday box office is here.
It didn't come close to beating The Dark Knight's opening weekend record, but somehow I think the braintrust behind the Harry Potter films is perfectly satisfied with its opening weekend gross of $125 million, the second largest opening of the year behind Iron Man 2. And far, far, far down the list, at number 5 is Russell Crowe's Next Three Days. Chin up, mate! There's always Robin Hood 2! Your weekend receipts are here.
Well, holy cow. After pulling in $24 million at midnight, the penultimate Potter flick increased its take to a truly magical $65 million in its first day in release. I guarantee you that Warner Bros. execs are alternately high-fiving themselves over having another $65 million night next summer with Part 2, and then secretly calculating how much more they would have made if this one was in 3D. Oh, and some Russell Crowe prison movie self-destructed at number 5. Your Friday box office is here.
Even all those Muggles queued up at Mall of America couldn't push Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to a midnight box-office record. The seventh film in the series pulled down $24 million, a healthy gross that nevertheless fell well short of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's $30 million record in June. The film did break Eclipse's IMAX record, however, surpassing the old $1 million watermark by $400,000. Only $106 million to go, team! [The Wrap]
Unstoppable proved to be anything but, as Megamind took first place for the second weekend in a row (though the surcharge for 3D probably helped push it over the edge). The Denzel Washington / Chris Pine / Speeding Chrysler Building action flick had to settle for the second spot. Meanwhile, neither aliens nor grumpy Harrison Ford could find purchase with audiences this weekend, coming in at numbers four and five, respectively (let's hope more people will like grumpy Harrison Ford AND aliens by the time Cowboys and Aliens rolls around). Your weekend receipts are here.
Joe Biden's own personal horror movie, Unstoppable, came in at narrowly-won number one position, edging out last weekend's champ, Megamind, which slid to number two. And it seemed like audience just simply weren't in the mood for either aliens sucking the brains out of Los Angelenos or Rachel McAdams, as Skyline and Morning Glory opened weakly at numbers 4 and 5 respectively (perhaps a movie with Rachel McAdams sucking the brains out of Los Angelenos might've worked?). Your Friday box office is here.
This weekend, blue was gold as Will Ferrel's azure-pated supervillain ruled the box office, while Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis' road trip flick came in for a strong second place. Tyler Perry's first foray into straight-up drama showed up at number three and amazingly, the oldsters of Red are still doing bang-up business at number four. Your weekend receipts are here
Shaking off the spooky cobwebs of the last few weeks, the Friday box office crown went to the hydrocephalic head of Megamind, which had an opening night that shot it to number one. Hot on his baby-seal clad heels were Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis with a surprisingly strong number two. Finally, Tyler Perry's Madea-free For Colored Girls clocked in at number three. Your Friday box office is here.
The last torture train has pulled up to Sadism Station, as the final entry in the Saw series debuted at a soft number one, bumping last week's scary sensation, Paranormal Activity 2 down to the silver medal podium. And proving that America LOVES creepy old things at Halloween, Red is still doing respectable business, coming in at number three. Your weekend receipts are here.
The alleged-last-in-the-series Saw 3D was the (severed) head of the class this Friday night, while last week's chilling champion, Paranormal Activity 2, slid to a spooky second place. Meanwhile Red's ghoulish gang of crypt-keeping senior citizens managed to beat the reaper and stay in a respectable third place. Your Friday box office is here.
As noted here yesterday, Paramount is on one of its best box-office rolls in years, continuing this weekend with the cash magnet known as Paranormal Activity 2. The studio's other low-budget smash of the month, Jackass 3D, trailed in a distant second place -- yet still remains on track for a $100 million breakthrough as early as next week. And then there's Hereafter, which it appears we'll be channeling from its grave soon enough. Let's break it down.
Break up Paramount! The studio is en route to its second straight week with a number-one opening as Paranormal Activity 2 broke out with a whopping $20 million Friday. Last week's blockbuster Jackass 3D plummeted as expected but still managed a second-place finish over the oldsters of Red and the excruciating taste of Hereafter. Click through for the details.
This weekend, a creaky group of friends who had been harshly weathered by age and by life gathered together again after many years apart to jump back in the fray, despite being far too old for such vigorous action. Also, Red starring Helen Mirren and Bruce Willis opened. Your weekend receipts are here.
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