GRAN TORINO at the Top of the Box Office
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 [...]
by Franck Tabouring | January 13, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Bride Wars, Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Marley and Me, Not Easily Broken, Odette Yustman, Owen Wilson, The Unborn
MARLEY & ME Again Tops Box Office
Marley & Me topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
David Frankel’s comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston easily dominated the competition all week long, bringing its domestic total to an impressive $106.5 million after barely two weeks in release.
At No. 2, Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Bedtime Stories, picked up another $20.3 million, reaching a total haul of $85.3 million. In the film, Sandler plays a hotel handyman whose bedtime stories become true the next day.
Meanwhile, David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button picked up $18.4 million in third place, lifting its cumulative [...]
by Franck Tabouring | January 5, 2009
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Tags: Adam Sandler, Amy Adams, Bedtime Stories, Box Office, Brad Pitt, Doubt, Jennifer Aniston, Marley and Me, Owen Wilson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie
