Proving the old Romanian adage that people will never tire of watching a bunch of painful, homoerotic stunts,Jackass 3D climbed to the top of the Friday night box office, while Bruce Willis and his merry band of geriatric ninjas of Red came in at number two. Your Friday box office is here.
Proving that a movie about Facebook could be just as addictive as the actual Facebook, The Social Network was number one at the box office again this week, while Katherine Heigl proved likable enough at number two and Secretariat hobbled in at number three. Meanwhile Wes Craven did something with a bunch of teens and we mostly ignored it at number five. Your box office receipts are here.
Self-aware faux-pas monster Katherine Heigl notched a number one in her belt as Life as We Know It ruled the Friday night box office. Secretariat showed at third place and Wes Craven's latest sexy-teens-are-scared-sexily thriller came in at number four. Your Friday box office is here.
The hotly-anticipated The Social Network ruled the roost this weekend, hitting number one and finally giving Justin Timberlake a movie he doesn't have to be ashamed of. And, that's just about it, I don't think any other new movies opened this. . .oh, wait. Let Me In and Case 39 seemed to suggest that people aren't yet in scary movie mood, coming in at numbers 8 and 7, respectively. Your weekend receipts are here.
The first big ol' schmancy Oscar bait movie of the season, The Social Network, logged in at number one last night, while the double-barrel horror flicks Let Me In and Case 39 had their screams muffled at number six and number seven, respectively. Your Friday Box Office is here.
Shia LeBeouf enjoyed his fifth straight number one opening as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ruled the box office. The angry cartoon owls of Ga'Hoole fended off Ben Affleck for a number two spot but the angry cartoon ladies of You Again had to settle for an anemic fifth place opening. Your weekend receipts are here.
Greed was good again as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps topped the Friday night box office while the owls of The Legend of the Guardians perched at number three and Betty White latest confection, You Again, non-started at number five. Your Friday box office is here.
Proving there are actually plenty of second acts in American lives, Ben Affleck notched a number one in his actor/director belt as his thriller The Town hit number one. Coming in as a strong number two was Emma Stone in Easy A with the M. Night Shyamalan-produced Devil further behind as number 3. Your weekend receipts are here.
It just suddenly got so 2002 up in here as Ben Affleck ruled the Friday box office with his Beantown heist flick, The Town. Easy A had to settle for a Gentleman's B, Devil was stuck in a purgatorial third and poor Justin Long just really wants this year to be over already. Your Friday Box Office is here.
Milla Jovovich had a very good weekend while everyone else counted their pennies to see if they had enough to afford a dollar taco as Resident Evil: Afterlife dominated as only a 3D zombie shoot 'em up could. Your weekend receipts are here.
Milla Jovovich's latest installment of shooting at zombies very, very slowly racked up another win as Resident Evil 3D easily dominated a sleepy box office. The dapper gents of Takers and the well-armed hit men of The American tussled over the number two slot while horny travelers and angry Mexicans filled out the rest of the top five. Your Friday Box Office is here.
George Clooney was the king of the (very weak) box office this weekend, as his bare-bones thriller The American took the top spot. In a tightly-fought battle for second place, it was the surprisingly still-strong Takers who edged out Machete -- though the difference between them is so small, they may swap places come Tuesday morning. And meanwhile Going the Distance ended up not going anywhere at all. Your weekend receipts are here.
George Clooney racked up another victory as his spare thriller The American topped the rather tepid Friday box office. Campy Mexploitation flick Machete settled for number two, while Justin Long & Drew Barrymore's Going the Distance idled at the gate at number five. Your Friday box office is here.
It was a real horse race at the box office this weekend as the demon-possessed country bumpkin of The Last Exorcism edged out the smooth criminals from Takers for the number one slot. And meanwhile not a whole lot of people were making the return trip to Pandora as Avatar's re-release landed outside the top ten. Grab your crucifix and your favorite porkpie hat, your weekend receipts are here.
As the summer shuffles slowly off this seasonal coil, audiences decided they'd most like to see Satan plonk his thorny throne atop the box office. Yes, The Last Exorcism ruled the roost, while the dapper gents from Takers took second place, with Sly, Julia and Will Ferrell bringing up the rear. Your Friday Box Office is here.
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