"February 20-22, 2009 Movie Box Office"
"Madea Goes To Jail" #1
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Heller everybody. Fear not. "Madea Goes To Jail" triumphed at the movie box office this "2009 Oscars" weekend. On Friday, its first day in movie theaters, "Madea" stole nearly $15 million. And set three records; best Friday before Oscars, best opening day for a Tyler Perry movie; best opening day for any Lionsgate movie, including previous winner, "Saw 4." For the entire first weekend, "Madea" broke the three records, as well, including $41.1 million opening weekend. Best every for a Tyler Perry movie and a Lionsgate movie. And best Oscar weekend movie box office take.
Writer, producer, actor and director Tyler Perry has become the new Eddie Murphy, a little more inspirational and down to earth, even.
While Eddie Murphy and that other has been black actor, Martin Lawrence, may have started the whole black man in fat black lady drag, it is Tyler Perry who has made the genre soar above fart jokes and more poop jokes.
"Madea" runs on a different kind of gas, the kind created by the genius Tyler Perry's vivid imagination and his alter ego is a force to be reckoned with.
Be you black, white, fat, skinny, old, young, gay or straight, "Madea" will whoop your ass if you cross her.
Also new in movie theaters this weekend, for the tweens with more of a tits and ass sense of humor, "Fired Up." The film bombed, coming in with $6.3 million.
Last week's #1 movie, "Friday The 13th," dropped 81% from its opening weekend - this, its second in movie theaters.
Wild About Movies predicted over $30 million for the first three days of "Madea Goes To Jail" at movie theaters nationwide.
Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office February 20-22, 2009
1 Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail - 2,032 Theaters - $20,236 Per Screen - NEW $41,120,000
2 Taken - $11,400,000 - 3,102 Theaters - $3,675 Per Screen - Gross $95,153,000
3 Coraline - $11,031,000 - 2,155 Theaters - $5,119 Per Screen - Gross $53,393,000
4 He's Just Not That Into You - $8,540,000 - 3,050 Theaters - $2,800 Per Screen - Gross $70,083,000
5 Slumdog Millionaire - $8,050,000 - 2,244 Theaters - $3,587 Per Screen - Gross $98,020,000
6 Friday the 13th - $7,825,000 - 3,105 Theaters - $2,520 Per Screen - Gross $55,002,000
7 Confessions of a Shopaholic - $7,019,000 - 2,507 Theaters - $2,800 Per Screen - Gross $27,654,000
8 Mall Cop - $7,000,000 - 2,835 Theaters - $2,469 Per Screen - Gross $121,380,000
9 Fired Up - 1,810 Theaters - $3,315 Per Screen - NEW $6,000,000
10 The International - $4,450,000 - 2,364 Theaters - $1,882 Per Screen - Gross $17,017,000
11 The Pink Panther 2 - $3,700,000 - 2,658 Theaters - $1,392 Per Screen - Gross $29,374,000
12 Gran Torino - $3,640,000 - 2,030 Theaters - $1,793 Per Screen - Gross $134,436,000
13 Push - $3,100,000 - 1,882 Theaters - $1,647 Per Screen - Gross $24,733,000
14 The Reader - $2,810,000 - 962 Theaters - $2,921 Per Screen - Gross $23,180,000
15 Hotel for Dogs - $2,200,000 - 1,716 Theaters - $1,282 Per Screen - Gross $65,410,000
16 The Wrestler - $1,825,000 - 617 Theaters - $2,958 Per Screen - Gross $21,552,000
17 The Uninvited - $1,326,000 - 1,257 Theaters - $1,055 Per Screen - Gross $26,024,000
18 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $1,215,000 - 754 Theaters - $1,611 Per Screen - Gross $124,194,000
19 Milk - $1,099,000 - 411 Theaters - $2,674 Per Screen - Gross $28,176,000
20 Underworld 3 - $750,000 - 676 Theaters - $1,109 Per Screen - Gross $45,035,000
21 Doubt - $719,000 - 402 Theaters - $1,789 Per Screen - Gross $31,135,000
22 Frost/Nixon - $678,000 - 381 Theaters - $1,780 Per Screen - Gross $17,411,000
23 Under the Sea 3D - $556,000 - 50 Theaters - $11,120 Per Screen - Gross $1,706,000
24 Revolutionary Road - $543,000 - 350 Theaters - $1,551 Per Screen - Gross $21,373,000
25 New in Town - $510,000 - 505 Theaters - $1,010 Per Screen - Gross $15,307,000
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