Oct 20th 2009Box Office Results
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The Wild Things are at #1
Despite “families with children” making up only 27% of audiences who went to see WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE over this past weekend, the film bee-lined it into first place with close to $33M in its first weekend of release. According to Yahoo Movies, 43% of its audiences were made up of adults 18 years+, and even though the film garnered some negative reviews citing its dark tones and slim narrative, the film still managed to beat out 2 new releases, as well as the wider release of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Read More »
Oct 16th 2009Box Office Results
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Weekend Report: ‘Couples Retreat’ Advances, ‘Paranormal Activity’ Spikes
by Brandon Gray
October 12, 2009
While weekend business as a whole was relatively modest for the time of year (albeit up seven percent from last year), the sole new nationwide release Couples Retreat, the spreading Paranormal Activity and holdovers Zombieland and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs all boasted impressive showings. Read More »
Oct 13th 2009Box Office Results
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Weekend Report: ‘Zombieland’ Livens Up Horror Comedy Genre
by Brandon Gray
October 5, 2009
The moribund horror comedy sub-genre showed a glimmer of vitality with the ripsnorting debut of Zombieland, which yanked $24.7 million out of around 3,900 screens at 3,036 sites. Despite Zombieland and the continued strength of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and the Toy Story franchise, though, overall weekend business was off six percent from the same period last year, when Beverly Hills Chihuahua ruled, and on the low end for the timeframe. Read More »