Box office
Posted: August 7, 2009 at 3:56 a.m.
LOS ANGELES — Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen's Funny People had a solid though unremarkable start at the box office, debuting as the No. 1 film with $22.6 million over its first weekend.
Aliens in the Attic, the weekend's other new movie, ended up struggling as expected, with only $8 million.
(500) Days of Summer continued its strong run in limited release and grossed a healthy $2.77 million, bringing its total to $6.8 million.
Family action flick G-Force came in third place with $17.5 million.
The Ugly Truth declined 53 percent on its second weekend, to $13.1 million, a signal that it won't have a long and prosperous box-office run.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince received a boost from expanding into 162 IMAX theaters and declined only 40 percent on its third weekend, to $17.9 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:
1. Funny People, Universal, $22,657,780, 3,007 locations, $7,535 average, $22,657,780, one week.
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Warner Bros., $17,909,385, 4,393 locations, $4,077 average, $255,672,245, three weeks.
3. G-Force, Disney, $17,515,489, 3,697 locations, $4,738 average, $66,918,912, two weeks.
4. The Ugly Truth, Columbia, $13,187,433, 2,882 locations, $4,576 average, $54,668,841, two weeks.
5. Aliens in the Attic, 20th Century Fox, $8,008,423, 3,106 locations, $2,578 average, $8,008,423, one week.
6. Orphan, Warner Bros .,$7,525,419, 2,750 locations, $2,737 average, $27,066,812, two weeks.
7. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, 20th Century Fox, $5,526,015, 2,757 locations, $2,004 average, $182,068,804, five weeks.
8. The Hangover, Warner Bros., $5,194,475, 2,071 locations, $2,508 average, $255,890,892, nine weeks.
9. The Proposal, Disney, $4,931,064, 2,435 locations, $2,025 average, $148,964,741, seven weeks.
10. Transformers 2, Paramount, $4,688,329, 2,626 locations, $1,785 average, $388,189,320, six weeks.
11. The Collector, Freestyle Releasing, $3,576,296, 1,325 locations, $2,699 average, $3,576,296, one week.
12. (500) Days of Summer, Fox Searchlight, $2,776,891, 266 locations, $10,439 average, $6,847,506, three weeks.
13. Public Enemies, Universal, $2,527,310, 1,620 locations, $1,560 average, $93,199,665, five weeks.
14. The Hurt Locker, Summit, $1,909,170, 523 locations, $3,650 average, $6,755,335, six weeks.
15. Up, Disney, $1,174,631, 726 locations, $1,618 average, $286,053,296, 10 weeks.
16. Bruno, Universal, $885,210, 747 locations, $1,185 average, $59,097,200, four weeks.
17. Night at the Museum 2, 20th Century Fox, $558,360, 349 locations, $1,600 average, $174,013,037, 11 weeks.
18. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Columbia, $456,339, 383 locations, $1,191 average, $64,541,427, eight weeks.
19. Star Trek, Paramount, $327,377, 228 locations, $1,436 average, $254,661,846, 13 weeks.
20. Under the Sea, Warner Bros., $316,069, 40 locations, $7,902 average, $14,343,108, 25 weeks.
MovieStyle, Pages 35 on 08/07/2009
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