Mall Cop Locks Up Box Office Again
For the second week in a row, the Kevin James comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” led the box office with $21.6M in earnings. Newcomer “Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans” clawed to second with $20.8M. Oscar nominees for best picture were reward with a box office surge as “Slumdog Millionaire” pulled in $3.6M more than last week, and “Benjamin Button” turned back the clock with a return into the top 10, bringing in more than $6M the weekend after nominations were announced.
| RANK | Title | Studio | Weekend Gross
Jan 19-25 |
Total Gross Thru Jan 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAUL BLART: MALL COP | SONY PICTURES | $21,623,182 | $64,923,380 |
| 2 | UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS | SONY PICTURES | $20,828,511 | $20,828,511 |
| 3 | GRAN TORINO | WARNER BROS. | $16,244,462 | $97,819,975 |
| 4 | HOTEL FOR DOGS | PARAMOUNT | $12,860,944 | $37,455,759 |
| 5 | SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE | FOX SEARCHLIGHT | $10,699,629 | $56,065,245 |
| 6 | MY BLOODY VALENTINE | LIONSGATE | $10,012,658 | $37,687,394 |
| 7 | INKHEART | WARNER BROS. | $7,601,379 | $7,601,379 |
| 8 | BRIDE WARS | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | $6,868,664 | $48,570,928 |
| 9 | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN.. | PARAMOUNT | $6,085,919 | $111,129,482 |
| 10 | NOTORIOUS | FOX SEARCHLIGHT | $5,779,692 | $31,874,538 |
| Source: Nielsen EDI |
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