YES MAN Tops Weak Box Office, SEVEN POUNDS Too Heavy at No. 2
Jim Carrey’s latest comedy, Yes Man, topped the North American box office this weekend with $18.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
In the Peyton Reed-directed film, Carrey stars as a bitter man who decides to change his life by saying yes to anything and everything. For a mainstream Carrey comedy, Man delivered an unusually low-key performance at the box office.
Contrary to Will Smith’s recent films, the drama Seven Pounds failed to score a big opening, debuting with only $16 million at No. 2. Directed by Gabriele Muccino, Seven Pounds follows a desperate IRS agent as he embarks on a quest to forever change the lives [...]
by Franck Tabouring | December 21, 2008
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Tags: Box Office, Jim Carrey, Robert Pattinson, Seth Gordon, Seven Pounds, Slumdog Millionaire, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Twilight, Will Smith, Yes Man
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Tops Box Office
Twentieth Century Fox’s The Day the Earth Stood Still destroyed its competition at the North American box office with US$31 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Scott Derrickson’s critically panned remake of the 1951 sci-fi thriller directed by Robert Wise opened at 3,560 locations this weekend, landing at the No. 1 spot early Friday. The film stars Keanu Reeves as an alien who comes to Earth to warn humankind of its potentially imminent destruction.
Last week’s box office champion, Four Christmases, dropped to second place, earning $13.2 million for a domestic total of $87.9 million after a strong three-week run. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn (above, with Sissy Spacek), the holiday comedy follows a couple paying [...]
by Franck Tabouring | December 14, 2008
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Tags: Australia, Box Office, Four Christmases, Keanu Reeves, Kristen Stewart, Milk, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Twilight
