Friday the 13th slashed its competition on its way to the top of the North American box office, with a whopping $42.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Marcus Nispel’s remake of the 1980 horror flick follows Jason Voorhees as he brutally murders everyone daring to enter his territory at Camp Crystal Lake. The film was produced on a $19 million budget.
Things didn’t look all that great for this weekend’s two other wide releases. P.J. Hogan’s Confessions of a Shopaholic debuted at only No. 4, pulling in $15.4 million. Based on the books by Sophie Kinsella, the film follows Isla Fisher as a journalist struggling to get control of her growing debt.
Meanwhile, Tim Tykwer’s thriller The International finished in seventh place, collecting only $10 million. Starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, the movie focuses on an Interpol agent and a district attorney trying to bring down a corrupt bank.
Still going strong at the top of the box office was No. 2 entry He’s Just Not That into You, starring among others Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Connelly, which lifted its domestic gross to $55 million after weekend earnings of $19.6 million.
Following in third place was Taken, starring Liam Neeson as a father in search of his kidnapped daughter, which grabbed another $19.2 million for a total of $77.9 million.
Slipping to No. 5 with $15.3 million was Henry Selick’s 3D motion-capture adventure Coraline, which brought its cumulative gross to $35.5 million after two weeks in release. At No. 6, Kevin James’ comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop took home $11 million for a total haul of $110.5 million after a strong five-week run.
At the bottom of the top 10, The Pink Panther 2, starring Steve Martin, lost four spots and dropped to No. 8, scoring only $9 million and reaching a domestic total of $22.3 million. Following in ninth place was Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, which earned $7.1 million for a cume of $86.5 million.
Paul McGuigan’s thriller Push, starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning, finished in 10th place, reaching a total gross of $19.3 million after weekend earnings totaling $6.9 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
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