"March 6-8, 2009 Movie Box Office"
"Watchmen" #1
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While Zack Snyder's second movie, "Watchmen," opened with the #1 spot at the movie box office this weekend, with $55 million, it fell far short of his first movie's debut, "300," which grabbed over $70 million its first weekend in theaters - two years ago.
The fact that "Watchmen," with movie trailers before the feature, runs at over 3 hours, seems to have hurt its box office take - even though it was released on more screens than any other R-rated movie in history - 3611.
The movie "Watchmen" is based on the comic book of the same name and stars Billy Crudup.
Billy Crudup, in the movie "Watchmen," gives new meaning to the phrase 'blue balls.' We actually get to see Billy Crudup (and his family jewels) up close and personal but his entire body is painted in blue.
"Watchmen" was the only new movie in wide release this weekend.
Last week's #2 movie, "The Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Movie," dropped 80%, its second weekend in movie theaters, and fell to the #9 spot, proving that even rabid tweens couldn't care less about seeing "The Jonas Brothers" lifelike - on the big screen - and that the JoBros are on life support and won't be around, thankfully, in the public light, much longer.
New in limited release, a number of art house films, including: "12," "Everlasting Moments," "Explicit Ills," "Phoebe In Wonderland," "The Horsemen," "Fados," "Shuttle" and "Sherman's Way."
Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office March 6-8, 2009
1 Watchmen - 3,611 Theaters - $15,413 Per Screen - NEW $55,655,000
2 Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail - $8,800,000 - 2,151 Theaters - $4,091 Per Screen - Gross $76,505,000
3 Taken - $7,450,000 - 3,016 Theaters - $2,470 Per Screen - Gross $118,049,000
4 Slumdog Millionaire - $6,925,000 - 2,890 Theaters - $2,396 Per Screen - Gross $125,441,000
5 Mall Cop - $4,200,000 - 2,558 Theaters - $1,642 Per Screen - Gross $133,643,000
6 He's Just Not That Into You - $4,020,000 - 2,445 Theaters - $1,644 Per Screen - Gross $84,647,000
7 Coraline 3D - $3,313,000 - 1,959 Theaters - $1,691 Per Screen - Gross $65,680,000
8 Confessions of a Shopaholic - $3,121,000 - 2,290 Theaters - $1,363 Per Screen - Gross $38,356,000
9 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience - $2,785,000 - 1,276 Theaters - $2,183 Per Screen - Gross $16,791,000
10 Fired Up - $2,600,000 - 1,798 Theaters - $1,446 Per Screen - Gross $13,360,000
11 Gran Torino - $2,100,000 - 1,520 Theaters - $1,382 Per Screen - Gross $141,676,000
12 The Reader - $2,086,000 - 1,175 Theaters - $1,775 Per Screen - Gross $30,021,000
13 Friday the 13th 2009 - $1,500,000 - 1,705 Theaters - $880 Per Screen - Gross $63,341,000
14 Street Fighter - $1,365,000 - 1,164 Theaters - $1,173 Per Screen - Gross $7,132,000
15 The International - $1,350,000 - 1,184 Theaters - $1,140 Per Screen - Gross $23,761,000
16 The Pink Panther 2 - $1,300,000 - 1,219 Theaters - $1,066 Per Screen - Gross $34,600,000
17 Push - $1,125,000 - 1,142 Theaters - $985 Per Screen - Gross $29,635,000
18 Hotel for Dogs - $1,110,000 - 1,120 Theaters - $991 Per Screen - Gross $69,250,000
19 The Wrestler - $785,000 - 679 Theaters - $1,156 Per Screen - Gross $24,753,000
20 Milk - $598,000 - 447 Theaters - $1,338 Per Screen - Gross $31,154,000
21 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $465,000 - 401 Theaters - $1,160 Per Screen - Gross $126,127,000
22 The Uninvited - $455,000 - 458 Theaters - $993 Per Screen - Gross $27,672,000
23 Two Lovers - $380,000 - 93 Theaters - $4,086 Per Screen - Gross $1,085,000
24 Doubt - $358,000 - 312 Theaters - $1,147 Per Screen - Gross $32,458,000
25 Twilight - $346,000 - 398 Theaters - $869 Per Screen - Gross $190,688,000
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