Sunday, February 22

• Weekend Box Office: Tyler Perry Takes Lead, but Oscar Winner Slumdog Millionaire Edges Towards $100 Million

  

  Title	Weekend	Total	Analysis
  Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail	$41.1M	$41.1M	Success in week one proves the allure of a man cross-dressed as a spunky, gun-toting granny.
  Taken	$11.4M	$95.1M	Action thriller retreats in sales, but continues a prodigious run.
  Coraline	$11.0M	$53.3M	Animation creeps up to $53.3 million after 17 days in theatres.
  He's Just Not That Into You	$8.5M	$70.0M	The romantic comedy loses viewers after Valentine's Day.
  Slumdog Millionaire	$8.0M	$98.0M	Best Motion Picture Oscar winner climbs to a terrific total of $98 million over the weekend, as audiences anticipated the Academy Awards.

  
  

  Source: BOXOFFICE MOJO

  
  

  Posted 02/22/2009 by reelz

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