This one is a bit different from our usual geeky themed movie. Actually though, if you are a fan of movie making, this one might be just up your alley. The beautiful landscapes in this movie are amazing, and are something that you must experience in the largest screen you can possibly acquire.
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#1 Where the Wild Things Are from Warner Brothers debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $32.6 million in 3735 theaters. Budget was $100 million.
#2 Law Abiding Citizen from Overture Films debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $21.0 million in 2890 theaters. Budget was $50 million.
#3 Paranormal Activity from Paramount jumps from #4 to #3 in it’s fourth week out with a weekend gross of $19.6 million (+148.3%) in 760 theaters (+600). Total gross to date is $33.1 million. Budget is unknown.
#4 Couples Retreat from Universal drops from #1 to #4 with a weekend gross of $17.2 million (-49.8%) in 3009 theaters (+9). Total gross to date is $62.6 million. Budget was $70 million.
#5 The Stepfather debuts at #5 with an opening weekend gross of $11.5 million in 2734 theaters. Budget was $20 million.
#6 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs from Sony drops from #3 to #6 with a weekend gross of $8 million (-30.4%) in 3037 theaters (+45). Total gross to date is $108.2 million. Budget was $100 million.
Rounding out the top 12 are:
#7 Zombieland drops from #2 to #7 with a weekend gross of $7.6 million (-48.5%) in 3171 theaters (+133). Total gross to date is $60.6. Budget was $23.6 million.
#8 Toy Story / Toy Story 2 in 3D drops from #5 to #8 with a weekend gross of $3 million (-61.2%) in 1489 theaters (-263). Total gross to date is $28.5 million. Budget is unknown.
#9 Surrogates drops from #6 to #9 with a weekend gross of $1.9 million (-55.1%) in 2326 theaters (-666). Total gross to date is $36.3 million. Budget was $80 million
#10 The Invention of Lying drops from #7 to #10 with a weekend gross of $1.9 million (-42.9.5%) in 1624 (-119) theaters. Total gross to date is $15.4 million. Budget was $18.5 million.
#11 Whip It drops from #8 to #11 with a weekend gross of $1.5 million (-46.7%) in 1482 theaters (-256). Total gross to date is $11.3 million. Budget was $15 million.
#12 Capitalism: A Love Story drops from #9 to #12 with a weekend gross of $1.4 million (-44.7) in 991 theaters (-4). Total gross to date is $11.6 million. Budget is unknown.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $127.6 million (+33.5%).
A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo