BABY MAMA Tops Box Office
April 27th, 2008 by Franck Tabouring
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s comedy Baby Mama (above) crawled to the top of the North American box office this weekend with US$18.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Released by Universal and directed by Michael McCullers, Baby Mama stars Fey as an infertile businesswoman who hires an irresponsible sluggard (Poehler) as her surrogate.
New entry Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (above) debuted in second place with $14.5 million from ticket sales at 2,510 locations. Starring John Cho and Kal Penn as two stoners mistaken for terrorists, the sequel delivered a weekend opening gross almost triple that of its predecessor, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
Last week’s box-office champ The Forbidden Kingdom slipped to No. 3, earning $11.2 million at 3,151 theaters. The Rob Minkoff-directed actioner, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan as two warriors helping an American boy free an imprisoned king, lifted its cumulative gross to $38.2 million after a solid two-week run.
Meanwhile, Nicholas Stoller’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall fell to fourth place, collecting $11 million. Universal’s romantic comedy, which stars Jason Segel as a musician struggling to get over his girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), brought its domestic total to $35 million after two weeks in release.
At No. 5, Summit Entertainment’s adventure Nim’s Island (above) took home $4.5 million, reaching a total haul of $38.9 million. Directed by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, the film stars Abigail Breslin as a young adventurer living on a secret island with her father (Gerard Butler).
Screen Gems’ teen horror flick Prom Night dropped to No. 6 this weekend, pulling $4.4 million from 2,821 sites. The Nelson McCormick-directed thriller, which follows a young student (Brittany Snow) chased by a sadistic killer, brought its cumulative take to $38 million after three weeks in release.
Following closely in seventh place was Robert Luketic’s drama 21, which took home $4 million and lifted its domestic total to $75.7 million. Al Pacino’s thriller 88 Minutes slipped to No. 8, with a weekend gross of $3.6 million, bringing its total haul to only $12.6 million after a feeble two-week run.
Rounding out the top 10 were Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! with $2.4 million, and new entry Deception, starring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Ewan McGregor, which despite opening at more than 2,000 theaters, brought in only $2.2 million.
Exiting the top 10 this weekend were David Ayer’s Street Kings with a cumulative gross of $23.6 million, and George Clooney’s screwball comedy Leatherheads, which finished off with a total of $29.2 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
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