INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Tops Box Office
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds stormed the North American box office, securing the No. 1 spot this weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in ticket sales, the biggest opening ever for a Tarantino film.
Inglourious Basterds was screened at 3,165 locations, scoring a solid average of $11,881 per theater. In the R-rated WWII drama, Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, who assembles a gang of Jewish soldiers making it their mission to kill every Nazi they encounter on their way to Paris.
At No. 2, Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi action thriller District 9 delivered another strong performance, bagging $18.9 million for a domestic total of $73.4 million after only a little more than one [...]
by Franck Tabouring | August 23, 2009
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DISTRICT 9 Tops Box Office
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi actioner District 9 flew past its competition to the top spot at the North American box office this weekend with $37 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Pulling strong reviews, the Peter Jackson-produced film scored a solid average of $12,135 per theater at 3,049 locations. District 9 is set in a world where unwelcomed aliens are living as refugees in slump-like conditions on Earth.
The Time Traveler’s Wife, the weekend’s second wide release, made it to second place with a gross of $19.2 million. Playing at 2,988 locations, Robert Schwentke’s romance follows the relationship between a woman (Rachel McAdams) and a man (Eric Bana) who [...]
by Franck Tabouring | August 16, 2009
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G.I. JOE, JULIE & JULIA Top Box Office
Paramount’s summer actioner G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra raced to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a solid $56.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Stephen Sommers and based on the popular Hasbro action figure, the film starring Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans and Sienna Miller scored an average of $14,025 per theater at 4,007 locations.
Debuting in second place with $20.1 million was Nora Ephron’s comedy Julie & Julia, which stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams as two women whose passion for cooking guide them to newfound happiness.
Disney’s adventure tale G-Force stayed put in third place, [...]
