Feb 9 2009He's Just Not That Into Seeing 'Push' This Weekend (Nor Was Anyone Else)
Here's what you were paying to see this weekend:
1. He's Just Not That Into You - $27.5 million, and he's not into you because you're into seeing awful romantic comedies opening weekend.
2. Taken - $20.3 million, only dropping 18% despite the controversial ending where it's revealed Liam Neeson's daughter was never kidnapped; he just didn't have reception when she was calling, and it turns out the entire movie is an AT&T commercial.
3. Coraline - $16.3 million. That might go up next week when Neil Gaiman fanatics aren't busy being dressed up as Sandman for a comic convention.
4. The Pink Panther 2 - $12 million, but imagine how Steve Martin would pronounce that as a French guy! It would probably be really funny.
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop - $11 million. One more weekend should push it over $100 million, and one more year should push it permanently out of our minds (until Paul Blart: Standard Cop).
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Reader Comments
1. Surge - February 9, 2009 11:58 AM
FIRST!!! Finally!
2. Surge - February 9, 2009 12:02 PM
A shame that Push did so bad, it looks like an entertaining movie albeit nothing other than that. I shall go see it this weekend despite not-so-great reviews.
Coraline was a good movie and I'm actually surprised it didn't overtake Taken. Maybe next weekend.
3. What? - February 9, 2009 1:20 PM
Aww too bad Coraline didn't make more... I've seen most of those movies (I don't have to say which) and they were ok...
4. julie - February 9, 2009 3:20 PM
even if push did do terribly at least summit has that twilight money still coming in....
5. Kurt - February 9, 2009 7:32 PM
Coraline is only playing in 3-d for 3 weeks, so go see it now before it is replaced by the Jonas Brothers in 3-d (I Shit you not).
It will still be worth the watch in 2-D, but the 3-d was excellent.
6. John - February 9, 2009 9:25 PM
I saw Push. Had some flaws, but overall, a pretty damn cool movie.
7. Nathiest - February 9, 2009 10:48 PM
I'm waiting to see PUSH tomorrow cuz its $4 Dollar Tuesday at my local AMC, w00t!!! I know people say its bad, but people are stupid. Speedracer is still my favorite movie of 2008.