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Fred Turd on
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 to
Movie Madness
Yes Man, the Jim Carrey comedy (see La Coacha at the premiere here), topped the domestic boxoffice this weekend with an estimated $18.2 million in opening grosses.
The more somber Will Smith starrer Seven Pounds bowed in second place with $16 million, and Universal’s animated family feature The Tale of Despereaux debuted in third with $10.5 million. All three wide openers unspooled well below expectations as severe weather reined in moviegoing in many parts of the country.
Here is this weekend’s Top 12, courtesy of Yahoo.com -
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Dec 19 – 21 weekend
| This Wk | Last Wk | Title | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross |
Rlse Wks |
# of Theaters |
|
| 1 | - | Yes Man | Â | $18,160,000 | $18,160,000 | 1 | 3434 |
| 2 | - | Seven Pounds | Â | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 1 | 2758 |
| 3 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | Â | $10,507,000 | $10,507,000 | 1 | 3104 |
| 4 | 1 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Â | $10,150,000 | $48,627,000 | 2 | 3560 |
| 5 | 2 | Four Christmases | Â | $7,745,000 | $100,154,000 | 4 | 3515 |
| 6 | 3 | Twilight | Â | $5,227,000 | $158,461,000 | 5 | 2991 |
| 7 | 4 | Bolt | Â | $4,256,000 | $95,009,000 | 5 | 2968 |
| 8 | 11 | Slumdog Millionaire | Â | $3,150,000 | $12,134,000 | 6 | 589 |
| 9 | 5 | Australia | Â | $2,325,000 | $41,947,000 | 4 | 2212 |
| 10 | 6 | Quantum Of Solace | Â | $2,150,000 | $161,300,000 | 6 | 1874 |
| 11 | 9 | Milk | Â | $1,641,000 | $10,322,000 | 4 | 356 |
| 12 | 8 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Â | $1,510,000 | $172,332,000 | 7 | 2007 |
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