Weekend Box Office
1) Monsters Vs. Aliens $58.2 million
2) The Haunting in Connecticut $23 million
3) Knowing $14.7 million
4) I Love You, Man $12.6 million
5) Duplicity $7.5 million
6) Race to Witch Mountain $5.6 million
7) 12 Rounds $5.3 million
8) Watchmen $2.7 million
9) Taken $2.7 million
10) The Last House on the Left $2.6 million
Monsters Vs. Aliens fought it out at the box office this weekend, destroying everything else in its wake. The DreamWorks animated comedy took in an estimated $58.2 million, not only making it the number one film, but also the top grossing weekend earner of the year. DreamWorks first foray into 3D animation certainly paid off. And we might just be looking at their next big CGI franchise.
Opening in second place was Peter Cornwell's scary The Haunting in Connecticut, which took in a surprising $23 million. No one expected this ghostly tale to perform so well, which only prove that cheap thrills never go out of style. Speaking of which, Nicolas Cage's doomsday epic Knowing got knocked into third place in its second week of release. Taking in another $14.7 million, the film has earned an estimated cumulative gross of $46.2 million.
This week's only other big release was the John Cena action extravaganza 12 Rounds. It debuted in the number seven spot with just $5.3 million. Hopefully, it will do better on the home video market. Because what this world certainly needs is more John Cena movies! The film with the highest per screen average for the second week in a row was Valentino: The Last Emperor. It took in another $30,000 playing on just two screens. So far, the film has earned $88,400.
Next week, the Monsters and the Aliens will have to stop fighting each other if they want to conquer the box office again for the second week in a row. They will be going up against Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious and Greg Mottola's coming of age comedy Adventureland.
Monsters Vs. Aliens was released March 27th, 2009 and stars Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Paul Rudd. The film is directed by Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon.
The Haunting in Connecticut was released March 27th, 2009 and stars Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, Martin Donovan, Sophi Knight, Ty Wood, Erik J. Berg. The film is directed by Peter Cornwell.
Duplicity was released March 20th, 2009 and stars Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Dan Daily, Lisa Roberts Gillan, David Shumbris, Rick Worthy. The film is directed by Tony Gilroy.
Race to Witch Mountain was released March 13th, 2009 and stars Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette, Billy Brown. The film is directed by Andy Fickman.
Watchmen was released March 6th, 2009 and stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer. The film is directed by Zack Snyder.
Taken was released January 30th, 2009 and stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy, Xander Berkeley. The film is directed by Pierre Morel.
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spideykea
F&F will get no.1 next week. But I actually want to see Adventureland.
3 years agoby @spideykeaFlag
CB Junior
not surprised
3 years agoby @cbjuniorFlag
Vamp
Awesome. I wish I could get to the theater soon to see it, but it doesn't look like it's happening, since "Fast & Furious" is going to take precedence.
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
Newkill3000
This is a big disappointment for Monsters Vs. Aliens. I thought they was going to make way more than some 58 million, especially being in 3d. I can't believe 12 Rounds is even on this list. I truly doubt Monsters vs. Aliens will stay in the top spot for next week.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
Shelley
As popular as these animated movies have become and considering it is in 3-D, this was expected. Hopefully Haunting in Connecticut will stay in the top ten for a while, I haven't seen it but have been reading some good things about it.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Chad Vital
Oh and for some reason, the movie totally reminded me of that Jimmy Neutron movie.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
Chad Vital
Watched it in the theaters, it was okay... graphics wise it looked really good but the story was kinda wack lol. Thought it'd be better than it was.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
GK
Doesn't matter. Fast & Furious will take over next weekend.
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
ZanyZap
Agreed Comrade...
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
-comrade-
Why am I saying that? That movie pissed me off so much.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
-comrade-
Watchmen may not be doing so hot, but at least it came out at a time when it wouldn't get knocked off the chart the week after. It might even be in the top 10 until April.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
JonSpidey07
good turn out this weekend
Fast and Furious is gonna be fun!
3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
Forrestgump1
Agree Fast and Furious will take itnext weekend but i am nt surprised Monsters got number 1 because it was in 4,000 theaters-LOLZ!!!!!
3 years agoby @forrestgump1Flag
Diaigma
Nice score, Monsters. Sadly, F & F will take the lead next weekend.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag