In a choice between horrors inflicted by Death or Michael Myers, moviegoers chose Death this weekend at the box office. The Final Destination, the 3-D fourth installment in the franchise, scored the most with $28.3 million, while Rob Zombie’s follow-up Halloween II came in third with $17.4 million.
Here’s the top five at the box office this weekend:
1. NEW! The Final Destination (New Line) – $28.3 mil; 3,121 theaters; $9,079 PT
2. Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein Co.) – $20 mil; 3,165 theaters; $6,332 PT; $73.7 mil cume
3. NEW! Halloween II (2009) (Dimension) – $17.4 mil; 3,025 theaters; $5,754 PT
4. District 9 (Tristar) – $10.7 mil; 3,180 theaters; $3,365 PT; $90.8 mil cume
5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Paramount) – $8 mil; 3,467 theaters; $2,307 PT; $132.4 mil cume
Somehow I doubt this won’t be the FINAL Destination, if the money keeps flowing in. I have not yet seen the movie; they didn’t screen it for critics, and I got too busy this weekend. But I plan to, and will relay my thoughts to you all. As I’ve said before, I dig the franchise for its innate cleverness, so, I’m thinking I’ll like it.
This coming weekend is kind of an eclectic bunch. There’s Gerald Butler, looking all buff and seriously kick ass in Gamer, in which he plays a real person controlled by another real person in a futuristic, mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environment. Sweet. Then there’s the slice-of-life comedy Extract, from the guy who gave us Office Space and starring Jason Bateman. And finally, All About Steve. Sandra Bullock’s back in another romantic comedy of sorts with co-star Bradley Cooper. Here’s the trailer – Sandy looks goofy to me:
I’m not sure what’ll win this weekend, to be honest. Maybe All About Steve because of Sandra Bullock’s current track record combined with the growing appeal of Bradley Cooper since The Hangover. We’ll see.