(February 24) This weekend's debuts were shattered all over the box office.
The drama-thriller Vantage Point starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, Dennis
Quaid and Matthew Fox debuted at number one with $24 million.
Last week's number one film in the country, Jumper brought in $12.7M with a total of $56.2M
and dropped to number two.
Almost making it to the number two but have to settle for number three, The Spiderwick
Chronicles made $12.6M for a gross of $43.6M.
Step Up 2 dropped two slots to number four with $9.79M. Securing slot number five, Fool's
Gold takes in $6.27M while Definitely, Maybe brought in $5.18M.
One of this weekend's debuts, Be Kind Rewind starring Mos Def, Jack Black and Danny
Glover came in at number seven with $4.1M and so did the Oscar-nominated film, Juno,
whose gross is $130M.
Martin Lawrence is still hanging in there with Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins bringing in
$3.99M ($35.5M gross) and There Will Be Blood, another Oscar nominee rounded out the
top ten with $2.56M this weekend for a total of $35M.
Source: IMDB
The drama-thriller Vantage Point starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, Dennis
Quaid and Matthew Fox debuted at number one with $24 million.
Last week's number one film in the country, Jumper brought in $12.7M with a total of $56.2M
and dropped to number two.
Almost making it to the number two but have to settle for number three, The Spiderwick
Chronicles made $12.6M for a gross of $43.6M.
Step Up 2 dropped two slots to number four with $9.79M. Securing slot number five, Fool's
Gold takes in $6.27M while Definitely, Maybe brought in $5.18M.
One of this weekend's debuts, Be Kind Rewind starring Mos Def, Jack Black and Danny
Glover came in at number seven with $4.1M and so did the Oscar-nominated film, Juno,
whose gross is $130M.
Martin Lawrence is still hanging in there with Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins bringing in
$3.99M ($35.5M gross) and There Will Be Blood, another Oscar nominee rounded out the
top ten with $2.56M this weekend for a total of $35M.
Source: IMDB
VANTAGE POINT
CLAIMS #1 SPOT
IN BOX OFFICE
WHERE DID ALL THE OTHER
FILMS LAND?
CLAIMS #1 SPOT
IN BOX OFFICE
WHERE DID ALL THE OTHER
FILMS LAND?
Pictured(l-r) Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, Pete Travis in
Vantage Point (Columbia Pictures)
Vantage Point (Columbia Pictures)
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