Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Adam Rodriguez in Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Photo: Quantrell Colbert.
Tyler Perry’s latest family comedy-drama, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, found its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates.
I Can Do Bad All By Myself got off to a strong start Friday and maintained its dominance at No. 1, scoring a solid average of $10,656 per theater at 2,255 locations. Starring Taraji P. Henson, the film follows the spiritual transformation of a troubled nightclub singer.
At a distant No. 2, Shane Acker’s animated adventure 9 collected $10.8 million at 1,661 locations, bringing its domestic total to $15.2 million since its opening day Wednesday.
Things didn’t turn out that well at all for the weekend’s two remaining wide releases. Summit’s horror flick Sorority Row, featuring Caroline D'Amore, Briana Evigan, and Rumer Willis (above), made it only to No. 6, with a three-day gross of $5.2 million from ticket sales at $2,665 locations.
Following closely in seventh place was Dominic Sena’s action thriller Whiteout, which took home a mere $5.1 million. Kate Beckinsale stars as a U.S. marshal investigating a gruesome murder in Antarctica.
Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper in All About Steve. Photo: Suzanne Tenner.
Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds slipped to No. 3, pulling $6.5 million for a total gross of $104.3 million. At No. 4, Sandra Bullock’s comedy All About Steve finished with $5.8 million, bringing its cume to $21.8 million.
Last week’s box office champion, The Final Destination, took a big dive and dropped to No. 5, generating another $5.5 million. The fourth installment in the popular horror series reached a cumulative gross of $58.2 million after a solid three-week run.
At No. 8, the sci-fi thriller District 9 collected $3.6 million for a total haul of $108.5 million. Nora Ephron’s comedy Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep (above) and Amy Adams, followed in ninth place, picking up $3.3 million for a domestic total of $85.3 million.
Wrapping up the top 10 was Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine’s actioner Gamer, starring Gerard Butler, which earned a disappointing $3.1 million for a total of $16.1 million after only a little more than one week in release.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)