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
