January 30-February 1, 2009 Movie Box Office

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"January 30-February 1, 2009 Movie Box Office"
"Taken #1"
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Super Bowl weekend, at the movies, is notoriously one of the slowest of the year.

Last year, however, Disney released their "Hannah Montana: The Concert Movie" during Super Bowl weekend and it broke a gazillion movie box office records.

As Wild About Movies predicted, the Liam Neeson movie, "Taken," blew "Mall Cop" away, and shot its way to the the #1 spot at the movie box office this weekend. The fact that the movie "Taken" is in the most number of theaters, nearly 3200, didn't hurt its box office take.

"Taken" grossed an estimated $9.5 million at the Friday movie box office to score the best opening day ever for Super Bowl weekend. And $25 million for the three day weekend.

As for all "2009 Oscar Nominees," "Slumdog Millionaire" was the only one able to crack the Top 10 this weekend, coming in at #6.

"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," the highest grossing "2009 Best Picture Oscar Nominee," to date, settled for #11 and a $116 million six week gross.

Also new in movie theaters this weekend, the horrid romcom "New In Town," featuring fading star Rene Zellweger, which managed $6.7 million for the #8 spot.

And the supernatural thriller "The Uninvited," which after three days in movie theaters has racked up $10.4 million. And #3 for the weekend. (Don't confuse this week's "The Univited" with that other supernatural thriller "The Unborn," also currently in movie theaters).

The last two weekends' number #1 movie, "Mall Cop," dropped to #2 this weekend. Its 3 week total is at just over $83 million. Not bad for a movie that has not one A or B list movie star in it.

Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office January 30-February 1, 2009

1 Taken - 3,183 Theaters - $7,736 Theaters - NEW $24,625,000

2 Mall Cop - $14,000,000 - 3,206 Theaters - $4,367 Per Screen - Gross $83,375,000

3 The Uninvited - 2,344 Theaters - $4,485 Per Screen - NEW $10,512,000

4 Hotel for Dogs - $8,706,000 - 3,160 Theaters - $2,755 Per Screen - Gross $48,229,000

5 Gran Torino - $8,600,000 - 3,015 Theaters - $2,852 Per Screen - Gross $110,547,000

6 Slumdog Millionaire - $7,680,000 - 1,633 Theaters - $4,703 Per Screen - Gross $67,244,000

7 Underworld 3 - $7,200,000 - 2,942 Theaters - $2,447 Per Screen - Gross $32,784,000

8 New in Town - 1,941 Theaters - $3,478 Per Screen - NEW $6,750,000

9 My Bloody Valentine 3D - $4,260,000 - 1,406 Theaters - $3,030 Per Screen - Gross $44,608,000

10 Inkheart - $3,700,000 - 2,655 Theaters - $1,394 Per Screen - Gross $12,792,000

11 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $3,611,000 - 2,126 Theaters - $1,698 Per Screen - Gross $116,540,000

12 Bride Wars - $3,570,000 - 1,985 Theaters - $1,798 Per Screen - Gross $53,937,000

13 Revolutionary Road - $2,659,000 - 1,077 Theaters - $2,469 Per Screen - Gross $16,038,000

14 Defiance - $2,533,000 - 1,662 Theaters - $1,524 Per Screen - Gross $22,830,000

15 The Reader - $2,374,000 - 1,002 Theaters - $2,369 Per Screen - Gross $12,649,000

16 The Wrestler - $2,350,000 - 722 Theaters - $3,255 Per Screen - Gross $13,089,000

17 Notorious - $1,700,000 - 1,080 Theaters - $1,574 Per Screen - Gross $35,011,000

18 Milk - $1,414,000 - 882 Theaters - $1,603 Per Screen - Gross $23,416,000

19 Frost/Nixon - $1,398,000 - 1,105 Theaters - $1,265 Per Screen - Gross $14,311,000

20 The Unborn - $1,216,000 - 1,308 Theaters - $930 Per Screen - Gross $41,312,000

21 Last Chance Harvey - $1,187,000 - 893 Theaters - $1,329 Per Screen - Gross $11,654,000

22 Marley and Me - $945,000 - 1,021 Theaters - $926 Per Screen - Gross $139,778,000

23 Doubt - $801,000 - 602 Theaters - $1,331 Per Screen - Gross $27,949,000

24 Twilight - $585,000 - 413 Theaters - $1,416 Per Screen - Gross $186,972,000

25 Bedtime Stories - $580,000 - 639 Theaters - $908 Per Screen - Gross $108,591,000

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