Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino raced to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $29 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The film, which stars Eastwood as a war veteran who bonds with a Hmong teenager, easily shook off its competition after expanding into 2,808 theaters. Its domestic total currently stands at $40 million.
Debuting at No. 2 with $21.5 million was Gary Winick’s latest comedy, Bride Wars, starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson (above) as best friends who become the worst enemies after their weddings are accidentally booked on the same day.
Meanwhile, new entry The Unborn finished third with $21 million. The David S. Goyer-directed horror flick focuses on a young woman (Odette Yustman) haunted by the spirit of an unborn child.
Last week’s box-office champ Marley & Me dropped to No. 4, earning $11.3 million and lifting its cumulative gross to $123.7 million. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star as a married couple struggling to raise what they call the world’s worst dog.
At No. 5, David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took home another $9.4 million. The Brad Pitt (above, with Cate Blanchett) vehicle about a man who ages backwards reached a total haul of $94.3 million after three weeks in release.
Slipping to sixth place was Adam Sandler’s comedy Bedtime Stories, which brought its cumulative gross to $97.1 million after this weekend’s earnings of $8.5 million.
Following at No. 7 was Tom Cruise’s WWII drama Valkyrie, which picked up $6.6 million for a domestic total of $71.5 million. At No. 8, Jim Carrey’s comedy Yes Man pulled in $6.1 million ($89.4 million total gross).
Not Easily Broken, this week’s third new release, debuted in ninth place with $5.6 million. Based on the novel by T. D. Jakes, the Bill Duke-directed drama starring Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson (above) focuses on a couple struggling to keep their marriage alive.
Rounding out the top 10 with $3.9 million was Will Smith’s drama Seven Pounds, which brought its cumulative gross to $66.8 after four weeks in release.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
You know, i realy thought this movie was going to et an Oscar noination. I cant understand why it didnt because its a very good movie bvery well told story and very well acted and vwell directed.
im amazed clint still has the strength to hold a rifle
It's good having a white guy with a Big Gun to protect them Asian foreigners.
Gran Torino looks like a potentially good flick for gun enthusiasts