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A "bromance" and two spies couldn't beat a world on the brink of apocalyptic doom. Despite bad reviews, Nicolas Cage's latest sci-fi/thriller Knowing debuted at #1 this weekend with $24.8 million, according to studio estimates from BoxOfficeMojo.com Sunday. The Alex Proyas fantasy about an M.I.T teacher who comes across a slip of paper that reveals disasters that have/haven't occurred in the past half century, opened with about $4 million more than expected from Summit Entertainment. A lot was doubted from this film-only about a quarter of the nation's critics recommended it, according to site RottenTomatoes.com.
I Love You, Man, despite good reviews, debuted at #2 on the box office, with a fair $18 million. The comedy, which stars dynamic duo Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, was given an average of 4/5 stars from critics. Landing smack-dab between the stars' last year comedies, Role Models and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which opening weekends' grossed $19.2 and $17.7 million. Two spies who try to con their boss, Duplicity, opened at #3, with an expected $14.4 million. The results answered the question that was on everybody's mind-can Julia Roberts still open a movie? Apparently not.
The previous weekend topper, Race to Witch Mountain, dropped 3 spots to #4, with a subtle $13 million. The Disney hit is doing quite well so far, nationally rounding up an estimated $45 million. Still lower than Dwayne Johnson's 2007 kid-friendly flick, The Game Plan, which grossed an estimated $90.7 million in its run at the box office.
The graphic novel antihero epic Watchmen continues to see its audience fade away; this weekend dropping 62% to $6.7 million from $17.8 million. The Last House on the Left, the latest Hollywood horror remake, also perished at the box office this past weekend, dropping 58% to $5.9 million. Obviously released due to the success of the Friday the 13th
remake last month, not doing as well as planned. The Sean S. Cunningham "Jason" horror remake has now grossed $64.7 million nationwide, Last House only grossing $23.9.
Estimated results from March 20-22 according to BoxOfficeMojo.com-
1 | N | $24,604,751 | - | 3,332 | - | $7,384 | $24,604,751 | - | 1 | ||
2 | N | $17,810,270 | - | 2,711 | - | $6,570 | $17,810,270 | - | 1 | ||
3 | N | $13,965,110 | - | 2,574 | - | $5,425 | $13,965,110 | - | 1 | ||
4 | 1 | $12,786,041 | -47.6% | 3,187 | - | $4,012 | $44,496,593 | - | 2 | ||
5 | 2 | $6,801,114 | -61.8% | 3,510 | -101 | $1,938 | $98,140,886 | $150 | 3 | ||
6 | 3 | $5,776,160 | -59.1% | 2,402 | +1 | $2,405 | $23,902,420 | - | 2 | ||
7 | 4 | $4,057,695 | -38.2% | 2,661 | -197 | $1,525 | $133,096,403 | - | 8 | ||
8 | 6 | $2,676,369 | -46.5% | 2,067 | -511 | $1,295 | $137,178,177 | $15 | 19 | ||
9 | 5 | $2,566,535 | -49.8% | 1,835 | -368 | $1,399 | $87,264,219 | - | 5 | ||
10 | 9 | $2,130,746 | -21.6% | 1,431 | -337 | $1,489 | $72,841,173 | - | 7 | ||
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