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March 9, 2009 Box Office: ‘Watchmen’ Disappoints
Love muffins, Watchmen crowned this weekend’s box office with $55.7 million – far lower than industry expectations. Director Zack Snyder’s 300 opened with $70.0 million in March 2007 – a number Watchmen was expected to surpass. What’s more disappointing is that Watchmen opened in 3,611 theaters – the largest number for an R-rated move, ever!
In the number two spot is Terry Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail with $8.8 million and $76.5 million, total. Love muffins, this is Tyler Perry’s biggest-grossing movie to date and it’s for good reason – it’s funny! Go see it and get your laugh on.
Liam Neeson’s Taken rang up $7.5 million over the weekend, bringing it to $118 million. In the fourth spot is Slumdog Millionaire, still riding high after the Oscars with $6.9 million and $125.4 million domestically. Rounding out the top five was Paul Blart: Mall Cop with $4.2 million, and $133.6 total.
Here’s a look at the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. “Watchmen,” $55.7 million.
2. “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail,” $8.8 million
3. “Taken,” $7.5 million.
4. “Slumdog Millionaire,” $6.9 million.
5. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” $4.1 million.
6. “He’s Just Not That Into You,” $4 million.
7. “Coraline,” $3.3 million.
8. “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” $3.1 million.
9. “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” $2.8 million.
10. “Fired Up,” $2.6 million.
Spicy Goddess
March 9, 2009 at 12:44 pm
my bf’s father said it was TRASH, so perhaps that’s why it disappointed! But still $55 milli ain’t nothing to cough at!
TJDBlue06
March 9, 2009 at 1:19 pm
IDK who this disappointed because I knew it wasn’t going to be a good movie. The trailer was boring…
Did Madea gross more then Batman??? If so, wow! It was funny, but not that funny! Or maybe I can just be biased because I am a HUGE Batman fan!!
azures
March 9, 2009 at 5:31 pm
well this move was the shit. i have been waiting for it since i was like 12. too bad that not many didn’t like it but all that matters to me is that it turned out good for me. i am very pleased.
kelli
March 9, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I went to see it and I thought it was pretty good. Just WAY too long and the long “sex” scene wasn’t needed. But it was still pretty good overall.
Chi Chi
March 9, 2009 at 5:48 pm
TERRIBLE
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March 9, 2009 at 5:53 pm
the movie was fine actually it was pretty good but it was 3 HOURS LONG and I was catching the itis about half way thorugh
londa b
March 9, 2009 at 8:55 pm
youre dead on TJ…madea was funny but pretty bland when it was all said and done…
I actually thought Watchmen was a pretty good movie. but then again, im not a comic book person, so i knew nothing about it before its release…