Mar 17 2008 'Horton Hears a Who', Sees Cartoon Dollar Signs
1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - After a $45.1 million weekend, sounds like Horton heard a cha-ching! Like a cash register. For all the money it earned.
2. 10,000 B.C. - $16.4 million, I assume because rushed theater-goers see it at the top of the alphabetical movie listings. Hopefully?
3. Never Back Down - $8.6 million, and I won't!
4. College Road Trip - That magical medley of Martin Lawrence, Raven Simone, Donny Osmond, and driving, proves impossible to resist, earning another $7.9 million.
5. Vantage Point - Another $5.4 million as audiences rush to see how the timeless romance between tennis stars Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst somehow leads to political assassination. (Note: Well, I just realized I was mixing up the titles of Wimbledon and Match Point. That's just the way it goes sometimes. So replace the names with Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, if you care.)
Weekend Box Office [Box Office Mojo]
Mar 10 2008 '10,000 B.C.' Wins Inaccurate Representation of Prehistoric Weekend Box Office
1. 10,000 B.C. - A solid $35.7 million gives it the March record for f***ing up kids' understanding of the past.
2. College Road Trip - $14 million--a typically Raven number.
3. Vantage Point - Which of eight unique perspectives led you to contribute to Vantage Points' $7.5 million: overpowering boredom, desperation to find a way to spend two hours of your life, Matthew Fox, or whatever the other five could be?
4. Semi-Pro - Another $5.9 million, immediately spent on hilarious web-banner advertisements.
5. The Bank Job - Sounds like it wasn't a "bank job" for the Jason Statham flick, taking in only $5.7 million! Haha--banks are related to money!
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Mar 3 2008 'Semi-Pro' Not a 'Slam Dunk' This Weekend and 'Basketball'
1. Semi-Pro - A weak $15.2 million weekend sent studios a clear message that it takes more than just Will Ferrell, a sport, and some wacky sideburns to bring in audiences. It takes Will Ferrell, a zany sport, and a funny mustache.
2. Vantage Point - $13 million, and I can't wait for ADvantage Point!
3. The Spiderwick Chronicles - Kids + fantasy stuff = $8.8 million
4. The Other Boleyn Girl - $8.3 million, plus a preemptive Best Costumes Oscar.
5. Jumper - Answering what it would be like to have the ability to teleport, and also be thoroughly unlikable, earns $7.6 million.
Weekend Box Office [Box Office Mojo]
Feb 25 2008 'Vantage Point' Wins Weekend Box Office
1. Vantage Point - Promising eight strangers and eight distinct points of view, the thriller earned $24 million despite stealing the concept from Jenna Jameson Does 8 Strangers with Cameras.
2. Jumper - Teenage boys flock to theaters, paying $12.7 million in the hopes of that inevitable scene where someone teleports into a girl's locker room. Only later do they remember it's invisibility where you do that.
3. The Spiderwick Chronicles - A requisite $12.6 million to whatever children's fantasy placeholder is there this week.
4. Step Up 2 the Streets - After earning another $9.8 million this weekend, I can't wait for the sequel, Step Up 2 the Streets 2: The Str33ts.
5. Fool's Gold - $6.3 million, mostly repeat viewers who didn't quite get it the first time.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
