'Madea' beats 'Jonas Brothers' at box office
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2009-03-02 19:14:00
LOS ANGELES - "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" wasn't paroled from the top spot at the box office, taking No. 1 for a second straight weekend and raking in US$16.1 million. The comedy bested "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience," which rocked out with $12.5 million. Oscar champion "Slumdog Millionaire" finished third with $12 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC:
1. "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail," Lionsgate, $16,175,926, 2,052 locations, $7,883 average, $64,525,548, two weeks.
2. "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience," Disney, $12,510,374, 1,271 locations, $9,843 average, $12,510,374, one week.
3. "Slumdog Millionaire," Fox Searchlight, $12,026,343, 2,943 locations, $4,086 average, $115,024,121, 16 weeks.
4. "Taken," Fox, $9,864,197, 3,091 locations, $3,191 average, $107,796,273, five weeks.
5. "He's Just Not That Into You," Warner Bros., $6,011,405, 2,858 locations, $2,103 average, $78,661,321, four weeks.
6. "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," Sony/Columbia, $5,602,392, 2,698 locations, $2,076 average, $128,107,912, seven weeks.
7. "Coraline," Focus, $5,261,129, 2,092 locations, $2,515 average, $61,112,744, four weeks.
8. "Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li," Fox, $4,721,110, 1,136 locations, $4,156 average, $4,721,110, one week.
9. "Confessions of a Shopaholic," Disney, $4,634,534, 2,534 locations, $1,829 average, $33,806,050, three weeks.
10. "Fired Up," Sony/screen Gems, $3,701,562, 1,811 locations, $2,044 average, $10,038,772, two weeks.
11. "Friday the 13th," Warner Bros., $3,689,156, 2,760 locations, $1,337 average, $60,700,752, three weeks.
12. "Gran Torino," Warner Bros., $3,022,228, 1,750 locations, $1,727 average, $138,632,157, 12 weeks.
13. "The Reader," Weinstein Co., $2,860,429, 1,203 locations, $2,378 average, $26,949,964, 12 weeks.
14. "The International," Sony/Columbia, $2,854,949, 2,031 locations, $1,406 average, $21,355,103, three weeks.
15. "Pink Panther 2," Sony/MGM, $2,442,596, 1,879 locations, $1,300 average, $32,608,119, four weeks.
16. "Push," Summit Entertainment., $2,233,541, 1,565 locations, $1,427 average, $27,862,215, four weeks.
17. "Hotel For Dogs," Paramount, $1,680,286, 1,381 locations, $1,217 average, $67,636,154, seven weeks.
18. "Milk," Focus, $1,483,395, 829 locations, $1,789 average, $30,004,709, 14 weeks.
19. "The Wrestler," Fox Searchlight, $1,387,672, 776 locations, $1,788 average, $23,512,104, 11 weeks.
20. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Paramount, $787,261, 558 locations, $1,411 average, $125,388,340, 10 weeks.
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Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Rogue Pictures are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC:
1. "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail," Lionsgate, $16,175,926, 2,052 locations, $7,883 average, $64,525,548, two weeks.
2. "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience," Disney, $12,510,374, 1,271 locations, $9,843 average, $12,510,374, one week.
3. "Slumdog Millionaire," Fox Searchlight, $12,026,343, 2,943 locations, $4,086 average, $115,024,121, 16 weeks.
4. "Taken," Fox, $9,864,197, 3,091 locations, $3,191 average, $107,796,273, five weeks.
5. "He's Just Not That Into You," Warner Bros., $6,011,405, 2,858 locations, $2,103 average, $78,661,321, four weeks.
6. "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," Sony/Columbia, $5,602,392, 2,698 locations, $2,076 average, $128,107,912, seven weeks.
7. "Coraline," Focus, $5,261,129, 2,092 locations, $2,515 average, $61,112,744, four weeks.
8. "Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li," Fox, $4,721,110, 1,136 locations, $4,156 average, $4,721,110, one week.
9. "Confessions of a Shopaholic," Disney, $4,634,534, 2,534 locations, $1,829 average, $33,806,050, three weeks.
10. "Fired Up," Sony/screen Gems, $3,701,562, 1,811 locations, $2,044 average, $10,038,772, two weeks.
11. "Friday the 13th," Warner Bros., $3,689,156, 2,760 locations, $1,337 average, $60,700,752, three weeks.
12. "Gran Torino," Warner Bros., $3,022,228, 1,750 locations, $1,727 average, $138,632,157, 12 weeks.
13. "The Reader," Weinstein Co., $2,860,429, 1,203 locations, $2,378 average, $26,949,964, 12 weeks.
14. "The International," Sony/Columbia, $2,854,949, 2,031 locations, $1,406 average, $21,355,103, three weeks.
15. "Pink Panther 2," Sony/MGM, $2,442,596, 1,879 locations, $1,300 average, $32,608,119, four weeks.
16. "Push," Summit Entertainment., $2,233,541, 1,565 locations, $1,427 average, $27,862,215, four weeks.
17. "Hotel For Dogs," Paramount, $1,680,286, 1,381 locations, $1,217 average, $67,636,154, seven weeks.
18. "Milk," Focus, $1,483,395, 829 locations, $1,789 average, $30,004,709, 14 weeks.
19. "The Wrestler," Fox Searchlight, $1,387,672, 776 locations, $1,788 average, $23,512,104, 11 weeks.
20. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Paramount, $787,261, 558 locations, $1,411 average, $125,388,340, 10 weeks.
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Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Rogue Pictures are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.
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