Weekend Box Office
1) Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself - $24.03 million
2) 9 - $10.8 million
3) Inglourious Basterds - $6.5 million
4) All About Steve - $5.8 million
5) The Final Destination - $5.5 million
6) Sorority Row - $5.2 million
7) Whiteout - $5.1 million
8) District 9 - $3.6 million
9) Julie & Julia - $3.2 million
10) Gamer - $3.1 million
Do-it-all filmmaker Tyler Perry has notched another opening weekend win under his belt. Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself debuted atop the box office charts with an impressive estimated gross of $24.03 million, securing yet another hit for the filmmaker. The film scored a sizeable $10,656 per-screen average from just 2,255 theaters, despite two other films opening wider than Perry's film this weekend.
Debuting in second place was the animated film 9 with an estimated $10.8 million. The film debuted in far fewer theaters (1,661) but still held strong with a healthy $6,536 per-screen average. The film opened on Wednesday (9-9-09) and the film's cumulative gross stands at $15.2 million for the five-day opening tally. It wasn't clear if this film plans to expand to more theaters in the coming weeks, though. Inglourious Basterds continued its stellar run in third place this weekend with $6.5 million, bringing its domestic total past the $100 million mark with $104.3 million.
Two other films debuted in wide release - wider than both top two films - but the results weren't as promising. Sorority Row and Whiteout finished in a virtual dead-heat in sixth and seventh place with an estimated $5.2 million and $5.1 million grosses respectively. The films both received the highest new-release rollouts of the weekend (2,665 for Sorority Row and 2,745 for Whiteout) but they both faltered with paltry per-screen averages of $1,997 for Sorority Row and $1,858 for Whiteout.
Next week will see several vastly different films vying for the box office crown. The animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Steven Soderbergh's new dramedy The Informant! and Megan Fox's foray into horror Jennifer's Body all open wide next weekend, with the Jennifer Aniston/Aaron Eckhart romantic comedy Love Happens also getting a semi-wide release as well. Make sure to stop back here next week to see which film comes out on top in this crowded weekend.
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself was released September 11th, 2009 and stars Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian J. White, Hope Olaide Wilson, Kwesi Boakye, Frederick Siglar, Gladys Knight. The film is directed by Tyler Perry.
9 was released September 9th, 2009 and stars Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly, Fred Tatasciore, Elijah Wood, Alan Oppenheimer. The film is directed by Shane Acker.
Inglourious Basterds was released August 21st, 2009 and stars Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger. The film is directed by Quentin Tarantino.
All About Steve was released September 4th, 2009 and stars Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, DJ Qualls, Keith David, Howard Hesseman, Beth Grant. The film is directed by Phil Traill.
The Final Destination was released August 28th, 2009 and stars Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb, Mykelti Williamson, Krista Allen, Andrew Fiscella, Justin Welborn. The film is directed by David R. Ellis.
Sorority Row was released September 11th, 2009 and stars Teri Andrzejewski, Adam Berry, Megan Wolfley, Robert Belushi, Marie Blanchard, Briana Evigan, Zack Garrett, Margo Harshman. The film is directed by Stewart Hendler.
Whiteout was released September 11th, 2009 and stars Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin, Shawn Doyle, Joel S. Keller, Jesse Todd. The film is directed by Dominic Sena.
District 9 was released August 14th, 2009 and stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Greg Melvill-Smith. The film is directed by Neill Blomkamp.
Julie & Julia was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jane Lynch. The film is directed by Nora Ephron.
Gamer was released September 4th, 2009 and stars Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, Terry Crews, Ramsey Moore. The film is directed by Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor.
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Newkill3000
Definitely expect Matt Damon to get an Oscar nom. for The Informant!. I expect Love Happens to take the number one spot.
2 years agoby @newkill200Flag
ed_wood
I didn't see the Tyler Perry one, but 9 was awesome. Sorority Row and Whiteout were both terrible. I like Beckinsale but she couldn't even save this movie.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
kingbrady
On stranger tides.... you are dilusional to think 9 wouldve topped teh box office over tyler perry....as for next week the advertising on TV for the cloudy chance of meatballs isnt huge but its all over 3D and IMAX so that could be #1 or Jennifer's Body because of Megan's body lol
2 years agoby @kingbradyFlag
Messenger
I haven't seen Whiteout but a sign of a good movie, if done well, has all those elements. But 9 had a very thin story....everything else was good.
2 years agoby @messengerFlag
Moviemaniack1993
Whiteout was f*cking terrible. Are you kidding me! It cannot decide whether it wants to be a thriller, horror, or drama/suspense and it just ends up being a comedy. So laughably bad. No wonder it was shelved for two years.
2 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag
CelluloidDreams
I saw "Whiteout" .. A really good little thriller/mystery film!!!! Kate Rocks it!
B+!
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
iatehisliver
wow oh well gna see the informat for sure
2 years agoby @iatehisliverFlag
Structure (ONSTRA)
WAOW.. unexpected.. i thought 9 was going to OWN this week's box office.
2 years agoby @gaj1992Flag
Batman Rules !!!
Dammnnn This F*g Might As Well b A Woman. Thats All his "Good At"
2 years agoby @the-fallenFlag
Null and Void.
Motherf*cker.
2 years agoby @soylentgreenFlag
Messenger
He is good at what he does but it's a one trick pony.
2 years agoby @messengerFlag
dx000
Good sh*t Perry
2 years agoby @dx000Flag
JonSpidey07
figures
Tyler Perry can summon all kinds of audiences
2 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag