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Weekend Box Office For March 13 – 15

#1 Race to Witch Mountain from Buena Vista takes the #1 spot this weekend earning $25 million in 3187 theaters. Budget for Race is unknown.

#2 Watchmen from Warner Bros. drops to #2 this weekend earning $18 million in 3611 theaters. Budget for Watchmen was $150 million.

#3 The Last House on the Left from Universal takes the #3 spot this weekend earning $14.6 million in 2401 theaters. Budget for House is unknown.

#4 Taken from Fox drops to #4 this weekend earning $6.6 million, bringing earnings for Taken to $126 million, in 2858 theaters. Budget for Taken is unknown.

#5 Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail from Lionsgate drops to #5 this weekend earning $5 million in 2203 theaters. Budget for Madea is unknown.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

#6 Slumdog Millionaire Weekend Gross: $5,025,000, down 26% / Theaters: 2,578, down 312 / Gross $132,625,000 / Budget: $15 million

#7 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Weekend Gross: $3,100,000, down 25% / Theaters: 2,281, down 277 / Gross $137,767,000 / Budget: $26 million

#8 He’s Just Not That Into You Weekend Gross: $2,905,000, down 27% / Theaters: 1,890, down 555 / Gross $89,004,000 / Budget: unknown

#9 Coraline Weekend Gross: $2,655,000, down 18% / Theaters: 1768, down 191 / Gross $69,144,000 / Budget: unknown

#10 Miss March Weekend Gross: $2,350,000 / Theaters: 1742 / Gross $2,350,000 / Budget: unknown

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

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Box Office Mojo

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Theatrical Review: The Last House On The Left

A vicious criminal, Krug, is being transported, and along the way, he’s sprung by his brother Frances and his girlfriend Sadie. Krug, wondering where his son is, is told that he’s at the hotel where the gang is holed up. We’re then introduced to the Collingwood family, father John, a Doctor, his wife Emma and their daughter Mari, who’s a trained swimmer and they’re getting ready to go enjoy a vacation at their out of the way vacation home. Mari is immediately antsy and wants to go into town and meet up with her friend Paige. Once there, the two girls then get involved with Justin, little realizing that he’s the son of Krug, and then the action gets started…

The Last House On The Left is a remake of the original 1972 movie of the same name (which in itself is a bit of a remake of an old Bergman film) and I have to say, this new version is one of the better remakes that I’ve seen, a very effective terror/revenge movie that technically ups the ante considerably of the original. The original was Wes Craven’s very first movie, produced by Sean Cunnigham, who you know best as the originator of the Friday The 13th series, and both act as producers on this remake. My expectations were relatively low going into this movie, but I have to say, I came out plenty impressed.

Now, for the most part, if you’ve seen the original, this follows along a lot of the same path, but the remake is a better fleshed-out piece. The 1972 original is a classic in it’s own way, not necessarily for the story that it told, but more for the shock that it delivered at the time, doing some pretty taboo things that just weren’t seen in a movie of that period (it’s also very well known for it’s trailer, which introduced the classic line “It’s only a movie, it’s only a movie”). The original was made for about $90,000 in the day and it was purely designed as the type of B-movie that would play with other films regionally around the country. It’s not high art by any means, but still for fans of the genre (like myself), it brought in thrills in it’s own way for a pretty disturbing experience, and part of that disturbing experience included a very hokey cornball quality to the family scenes.

This remake dispenses with the cornball quality as well as with a couple of the major taboo scenes, to better focus on making the whole thing a more cohesive experience- it an audience of today is watching the original, then they’re seeing things that take some pretty huge leaps in logic in how they get from point A to point B. This remake fills in those leaps quite admirably, and credit for that has to go to the screenwriters and director Dennis Iiadis, as well as to Craven and Cunningham for having the sense to let this be updated in the way it has been.

One of the biggest things that I have to give them credit for here is the relationship between the parents, John and Emma which is actually a lot more grounded in reality than what other films might want to do. They also tend to up the ante with both girls, making them more fighters in this adversity than what they were in the original- it’s not forced by any means, and feels pretty natural to the situation that develops.

This has a pretty good cast to it, with maybe the most well-known to today’s audiences being actor Garret Dillahunt who plays Krug (you might be better familiar with Dillahunt through Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles where he’s played the cyborg Cromartie and now the A.I. known as John Henry). The best casting though goes to actors Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter who play the Collingwood parents, and they’re just terrific here. I also have to give notice to Sara Paxton, who played their daughter Mari.

The Last House On The Left is a pretty visceral experience that’s not for everyone by any means. I went into this more wanting to see the differences from the original and I was pleasantly surprised at how this remake drew me in and kept me with it on it’s own merits all the way through. If you enjoy this sort of terror/revenge movie (I wouldn’t call this or the original “horror” at all), then I’d certainly recommend it without too much hesitation- really well done on it’s own and when compared to the original, a worthy remake that takes that original and obviously goes forward with today’s audience definitely in mind.

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Oscar nominee Josh Brolin joins Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins in the ensemble cast for Woody Allen’s next picture, which the Vicky Cristina Barcelona auteur wrote and will direct this summer in London. No word on the plot or title.

Juan Antonio Bayona, a protégé of Guillermo del Toro who’s best known for the stylish Spanish-language scarefest The Orphanage, has been tapped to direct the franchise’s third installment, Eclipse, Variety reports. Although he’s never directed an English-language film, Bayona’s skilled way with the horror genre must have won over Summit Entertainment. Eclipse features an army of newborn vampires hunting down Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), culminating in a showdown with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and the werewolves.

Sir Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe’s much-anticipated, yet currently untitled Robin Hood project, has a release date. Universal Pictures today announced that the flick, which will see Crowe play Robin Hood and possibly the Sheriff Of Nottingham as well will come out on May 14, 2010.

Naomi Watts and Slumdog Millionaire newcomer Freida Pinto have joined Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins in the cast of Woody Allen’s next comedic effort, Whatever Works according to Variety

Tropic Thunder’s Jay Baruchel is about to start work soon on the big-budget Disney adventure The Sorceror’s Apprentice opposite Nic Cage.

Joe Wright, the acclaimed director of Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, has signed on to direct an adaptation of Alex von Tunzelmann’s novel, Indian Summer, for Working Title and Universal Pictures.

John Cusack and Rob Corddry have signed on for the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine, about a jacuzzi that takes a few midlife-crisis suffering buddies to 1987.

Juno scribe Diablo Cody will be producing the big-screen adaptation of the upcoming romantic satire Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament. Fox Searchlight recently acquired the rights to the S.G. Browne-penned novel, due out March 3, about the love that flourishes among members of Undead Anonymous.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to make a cameo as his state-ruling self in Sylvester Stallone’s latest movie The Expendables. The flick is set to begin shooting March 28 in Brazil and then will then move to New Orleans for an additional two months of photography.

Pirates of the Caribbean filmmaker Gore Verbinski is developing a new live-action movie based on the Hasbro board game Clue. No word whether the update will feature three different endings, like the 1985 version.

Acclaimed helmer Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) has been tapped to take over The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen as the classic hero and Stephen Chow as his sidekick, Kato.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to voice the lead stray dog in Warner Bros.’ Dog Show, an animated comedy about a stray pooch and her misfit friends who crash the purebred world of dog shows. This is her first voice role since 2003’s Finding Nemo.

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Weekend Box Office For March 6 – 8

#1 Watchmen from Warner Bros. dominates the box office this weekend earning $55.6 million in 3611 theaters. Budget for Watchmen was $150 million.

#2 Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail from Lionsgate drops to #2 this weekend earning $8.8 million in 2151 theaters. Budget for Madea is unknown.

#3 Taken from Fox climbs back to #3 this weekend earning $7.4 million, bringing earnings for Taken to $118 million, in 3016 theaters. Budget for Taken is unknown.

#4 Slumdog Millionaire from Searchlight drops to #4 this weekend earning $6.9 million, thats down 42% over last bringing total earnings to $125 million. Slumdog showed in 2890 theaters, thats down 53 from last week. Budget for Slumdog was $15 million.

#5 Paul Blart: Mall Cop from Warner Bros. climbs back into the top 5 this weekend earning $4.2 million in 2558 theaters, bringing total earnings for Mall Cop to $133.6 million. Budget for Mall Cop was $26 million.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

#6 He’s Just Not That Into You Weekend Gross: $4,020,000, down 33% / Theaters: 2445, down 413 / Gross $84,647,000 / Budget: unknown

#7 Coraline Weekend Gross: $3,313,000, down 37% / Theaters: 1959, down 133 / Gross $65,680,000 / Budget: unknown

#8 Confessions of a Shopaholic Weekend Gross: $3,121,000, down 32% / Theaters: 2290, down 224 / Gross $38,356,000 / Budget: unknown

#8 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Weekend Gross: $2,785,000, down 77% / Theaters: 1267, up 5 / Gross $16,791,000 / Budget: unknown

#10 Fired Up Weekend Gross: $2,600,000, down 29% / Theaters: 1798, down 13 / Gross $13,360,000 / Budget: $20 million

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

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Box Office Mojo

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Theatrical Review: Watchmen

Watchmen the film adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons that takes a realistic approach to super-heroes and follows the state of the world if such characters were to come to pass as well as studying the motivations behind the minds that actually put on the masks. When the novel starts, though it’s not indicated in the movie, it’s 1985. Unless they’re working for the government, super-heroes have been outlawed by a bill called the Keene Act. Richard Nixon is in his fifth term as the president of the United States, and the world stands at the brink of nuclear war. Edward Blake, known also as The Comedian has discovered something, and is brutally murdered over that discovery. The masked vigilante, Rorschach is starting to put the pieces of this puzzle together and in the process, warning other masked avengers about a “mask killer” out there…

… and there’s just so much more here in what could be the richest textured “comic book” movie made thus far. Watchmen to me anyway, is an unqualified success at what it has set out to do, and so far leads the way as one of the best movies for 2009.

Now I’m no stranger to the graphic novel, and I’ve re-read it for the first time in over 20 years this past week as prep for the film and I’ve got to say, it still holds up tremendously well, and is just as relevant in 2009 as it was when it was originally on sale in the late 80s. Having just seen the movie last night, I can certainly tell you that there have been some changes made in it’s adaptation to the big screen, but the heart and soul and spirit of the graphic novel are all still there and in the process, this takes another step to advancing movies about comic book characters in different directions, much like what The Dark Knight did last year. I mean it’s a great comic book movie, no doubt about that, but at the same time, I’d also hold this in the same regard as I do movies like Boogie Nights, magnolia, The Player, Short Cuts or Grand Canyon.

This is director Zack Snyder’s third movie after the re-make of Dawn of the Dead and the adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 and he’s certainly proved that he’s no flash in the pan, making highly commercial films that have their own passion about them… though the question could be asked about just how commercial Watchmen could be beyond it’s pre-sold audience, and I just think that all depends on what the audience wants to see out of something like this, because really, everything you need to understand Watchmen is there on screen, no doubt about that, but does the audience really want to have to put the pieces together or follow something as richly textured as this for the sake of seeing a “comic book” movie?

Well, I certainly hope so.

Snyder’s done his best to remain true to the book and at the same time make something that can run in theatres wanting to show it multiple times per day. There’s moments of great weight here, in particular Doctor Manhattan’s reflection of his life after and interview gone sour, and there’s just as many visceral moments that show cool action and adventure. There’s a story that shows the results of both conservative and liberal actions that these powers could take, and it’s all backed up with a rich back story, much of which is well presented in one of the better opening credits scenes that I’ve seen in a long time.

Snyder’s got a great cast here, and you can tell that they’ve all thrown themselves into the parts. The core characters are played by Patrick Wilson (Nite-Owl), Malin Ackerman (Silk Spectre), Billy Cruddup (Dr. Manhattan), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Comedian), Matthew Goode (Ozymandias) and Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach). All are excellent, though in my mind’s eye, Goode isn’t quite who I would’ve chosen as Ozymandias, but still he does a terrific job here. Real standouts for me are Wilson, being the heart and soul of the film, and Cruddup and Haley, who are both saddled with having their true faces covered up most of the film, but are still able to really elicit some good mesmerizing performances. I’m even just as impressed with some of the side casting, like Carla Gugino as the original Silk Spectre, Stephen McHattie as Hollis Mason, the original Nite-Owl and Matt Frewer as Moloch one of the arch-enemies of the heroes. There’s no big stars here, just some solid talents who’ve really devoted themselves to giving their best on-screen.

I hated seeing this come to an end, I really did and when that ending came, it left me hungry for just what Zack Snyder’s director’s cut will be when he finally gets the chance to release that on DVD (already reported that it will have the animated Tales of The Black Freighter incorporated into it, I would also expect that there would be plenty of live action scenes as well, in particular those centered around the newsstand where the Black Freighter story gets told). I don’t think it’s necessary to read the book in order to appreciate this film as long as you’re prepared to take in something that’s as full as this is. But if you do enjoy the movie, by all means, read the book afterwards and be able to appreciate just how much of this that Zack Snyder and company gets right. Watchmen is one terrific movie, already leading the way for me as one of the best that I think I’ll see in 2009 and of course, it’s highly, highly recommended. Don’t miss it.

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Katherine Heigl will join Ashton Kutcher in the Lionsgate thriller Five Killers. Heigl will play a woman who marries the man of her dreams while on vacation only to find her newlywed life threatened after learning the couple next door are assassins out to kill her and her hubby. The film will reunite Heigl with Robert Luketic, who directed her in the upcoming romantic comedy The Ugly Truth.

Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star in Inception, the first film post-Dark Knight for director Christopher Nolan. As with virtually everything Nolan does, the project is shrouded in secrecy, all that is known about it is that it’s a contemporary sci-fi action movie set within the architecture of the mind. DiCaprio has been attached to sci-fi projects before, notably the Kurt Vonnegut adaptation Cat’s Cradle, but this would mark his first official foray into the genre since Critters 3.

Sandra Bullock has signed to star in Warner Bros.’ football-themed dramedy The Blindside. According to Variety, Bullock will play the matriarch of a conservative, well-heeled suburban household that takes in a homeless teen who’s a top pick for the NFL draft.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Owen Wilson may have an expanded role in Little Fockers, the latest sequel in the blockbuster Meet the Parents franchise. He’s in talks to reunite with stars Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Robert De Niro and reprise the role of Kevin Rawley, the Jesus-loving ex-boyfriend of Polo’s character. Jay Roach, who helmed the first two installments, will produce this time around. New directors being considered include Paul Weitz (About a Boy), David Wain (Role Models), and Peyton Reed (Yes Man).

Megan Fox will be taking a role in Jonah Hex, the sci-fi Western based on the DC character. Fox will take the role of Leila in the Jimmy Hayward-directed movie, a gunslinger who provides the love interest for Josh Brolin’s scarred bounty hunter. John Malkovich will play a voodoo priest who wants to raise an army of the undead with a view to liberating the South.

Fox will also be taking a role in the upcoming Fathom adaptation, based on the comic book of the same name by the late, great Michael Turner, reported to be one of Fox’s favorite comic book artists. Fox is set to star in that as Aspen, a young woman who finds out that she’s part of a race called The Blue, a group of humanoids who can control water.

Liev Schreiber is in final talks to aboard Columbia Pictures’ Salt, a spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie as a CIA officer who’s suspected of being a mole for the Russians. Schreiber would play her boss. Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games) starts shooting this month in New York.

According to Variety it seems that “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” is moving forward. 20th Century Fox and Walden Media have announced a release date for Dec. 10, 2010. This will put the film back into the holiday season. Michael Petroni will write the screenplay.

Max Thieriot has joined the cast of Chloe, Atom Egoyan’s remake of the French thriller Nathalie. The film follows a doctor (Julianne Moore) who hires an escort (Amanda Seyfried) to test her husband’s (Liam Neeson) fidelity. Things start to heat up when her decision puts her family in danger. Thierot plays Moore’s son.

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are set to star in Kevin Smith’s upcoming detective comedy A Couple of Cops, about a team of cops looking for a stolen baseball card and dealing with a bunch of nasty gangsters. Robb and Marc Cullen wrote the screenplay.

Zack Snyder has lined up a all female cast for his next film, Sucker Punch. Mamma Mia!’s Amanda Seyfried set for the lead role. She’ll be joined by Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Evan Rachel Wood and Emma Stone. Set in the 1950s, Seyfried will play Babydoll, a girl confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who plans to have her lobotomised in five days. Fellow inmates would include Blondie (Hudgens*), Sweet Pea (Cornish), Rocket (Wood) and Amber (Stone).To escape the pain, Babydoll retreats into a fantasy world (along with her companions) and there begins planning her escape before a “vile man” can rape her. The fantasy world is described as “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns” by Snyder, who co-wrote the script with Steve Shibuya.

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Weekend Box Office For February 27 – March 1

#1 Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail from Lionsgate holds at #1 this weekend earning $16.5 million in 2052 theaters. Budget for Madea is unknown.

#2 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience from Buena Vista debuts at #2 this weekend earning $12.7 million in 1271 theaters. Budget for Jonas is unknown.

#3 Slumdog Millionaire from Searchlight climbs to number 3 this weekend earning $12.5 million, thats up 44% over last bringing total earnings to $115 million. Slumdog showed in 2943 theaters, thats 699 more screens than last week. Budget for Slumdog was $15 million.

#4 Taken from Fox drops to #4 this weekend earning $9.9 million, bringing earnings for Taken to $107.8 million, in 3089 theaters. Budget for Taken is unknown.

#5 He’s Just Not That Into You from Warner Bros. drops to #5 this weekend earning $5.8 million in 2858 theaters. Budget for Not That Into You is unknown.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

#6 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Weekend Gross: $5,600,000, down 17% / Theaters: 2698, down 137 / Gross $128,106,000 / Budget: $26 million

#7 Coraline Weekend Gross: $5,252,000, down 54% / Theaters: 2063, down 92 / Gross $61,145,000 / Budget: unknown

#8 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Weekend Gross: $4,650,000 / Theaters: 1136 / Gross $4,650,000 / Budget: unknown

#9 Confessions of a Shopaholic Weekend Gross: $4,490,000, down 33% / Theaters: 2534, up 27 / Gross $33,662,000 / Budget: unknown

#10 Fired Up Weekend Gross: $3,800,000, down 30% / Theaters: 1811, up 1 / Gross $10,137,000 / Budget: $20 million

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

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Box Office Mojo

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BSP Episode 086: Summer '08 Super-Hero Spectacular

In this episode we discuss some of the big super-hero movies from last summer.  The Dark Knight isn’t included as we already spent an over-sized episode discussing it.  The line up for this episode is Hancock, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.

Hear as we breakdown and rank each of these three films.

Also, be warned.  We spoil all three of them throughout.

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According to E! Green Lantern, about the ring-bearing Justice League of America member of DC Comics fame, is in the script stages. No cast or director has yet been announced.

Brothers & Sisters star Dave Annable will join American Idol alum Katharine McPhee in Wedlocked. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the romantic comedy will center on a pet photographer who is forced into honeymooning with a mobster’s daughter, who herself is seeking to gain American citizenship. Filming begins in Hawaii next month.

Matt Damon has attached himself to The Adjustment Bureau, a sci-fi flick based on a Philip K. Dick short story, which is currently being pitched to studios around Hollywood, with shooting to begin before the end of the summer.

Several studios were bidding Tuesday on B Team, an Adam McKay directed action comedy that casts Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as cops, with Chris Henchy writing the script.

Ellen Barkin, Famke Janssen and the Cesar-nominated Marc Andre Grondin are joining forces on The Chameleon. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the psychological thriller chronicles the reunion of a previously missing young man and his family, who grow suspicious over whether the man is actually who they think he is. The real-life drama is based on Frederic Bourdin, who assumed 39 identities over his lifetime, three of them missing teens.

Keri Russell is set to star alongside leading men Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford in The Untitled Crowley Project. The film, based on a true story, centers on Aileen Crowley, a wife and mother who seeks to provide a normal home for her children, who both suffer from rare genetic disorders, while her husband and an unconventional scientist race to find a cure. Filming begins April 6.

Dreamworks Animation’s net income fell 45% to $52 million and revenue dropped 31% to about $200 million last quarter. But box office was booming and DWA’s homevideo sales were robust, execs said, making 2008 “the most successful non-Shrek year in our history,” according to chief financial officer Lew Coleman.

Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd are set to star with Reese Witherspoon in an untitled romantic comedy from As Good As It Gets helmer James L. Brooks. The plot reportedly centers on a love triangle between a baseball pitcher (Wilson) and a businessman (Rudd) trying to win the love of Witherspoon’s character. Filming begins this summer.

Per Variety Columbia has set Michel Gondry to direct The Green Hornet, and the studio has set a June 25, 2010, release date for the film. Seth Rogen plays the title character, and Stephen Chow will play his sidekick, Kato. Rogen wrote the script with Evan Goldberg. Neal Moritz is producing through is Original Film banner. Gondry, best known for far-out fare like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep and Human Nature, brings an unusual sensibility to what will be the most overtly commercial film of his career.

The DVD for Iron Man helped more than double Marvel Entertainment’s fourth-quarter profits, pumping nearly $136 million into its coffers. Marvel’s film arm alone generated $255 million in revenue in 2008 for the comicbook company thanks to last summer’s Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, its first self-financed and -produced pics. It didn’t record any earnings for its film division in previous years because most of the grosses of pics like the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises were collected by studios as part of licensing deals.

Universal has attached Gore Verbinski to develop Clue, a live-action murder mystery based on the Hasbro board game that he would direct. Verbinski will produce through his U-based Blind Wink banner, along with Hasbro’s Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir, who also have an overall deal at the studio.

Melissa Leo has joined the cast of indie drama Betty Ann Waters alongside Hilary Swank, Minnie Driver and Sam Rockwell.

Warner Bros. has acquired screen rights to The Lonely Dog, a limited-edition book of paintings done by Queenstown artist Ivan Clarke. The studio will turn the dog tale into a CG animated film. Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster will produce through Goldsman’s WB-based Weed Road banner.

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Weekend Box Office For February 20 – 22

#1 Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail from Lionsgate debuts at #1 this weekend earning $41 million in 2032 theaters. Budget for Madea is unknown.

#2 Coraline from Focus rises to #2 this weekend earning $11.4 million, bringing total earnings to $55.7 million. Coraline showed in 2155 theaters. Budget for Coraline is unknown.

#3 Taken from Fox holds at #3 this weekend earning $11.2 million, bringing earnings for Taken to $95 million, in 3102 theaters. Budget for Taken is unknown.

#4 He’s Just Not That Into You from Warner Bros. drops to #4 this weekend earning $8.5 million in 3050 theaters. Budget for Not That Into You is unknown.

#5 Slumdog Millionaire from Searchlight. climbs back into the top five this weekend earning $8.3 million. bring total earnings to $98 million. Slumdog showed in 2244 theaters, thats 610 more screens than last week. Budget for Slumdog was $15 million.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

#6 Friday the 13th Weekend Gross: $7,942,472, down 80% / Theaters: 3105 / Gross $55,119,663 / Budget: $19 million

#7 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Weekend Gross: $6,821,377, down 37% / Theaters: 2835, down 130 / Gross $121,200,930 / Budget: $26 million

#8 Confessions of a Shopaholic Weekend Gross: $6,742,778, down 55% / Theaters: 2507 / Gross $27,378,049 / Budget: unknown

#9 Fired Up Weekend Gross: $5,483,778 / Theaters: 1810 / Gross $5,483,778 / Budget: $20 million

#10 The International Weekend Gross: $4,463,916, down 52% / Theaters: 2364 / Gross $17,031,200 / Budget: $50 million

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

Sources:

Box Office Mojo